This report presents the main research results of the gender budgeting (GB) projects implemented by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

The projects supported European Union (EU) and EU Member State policy makers and practitioners to take a consistent and systematic approach to implementing gender budgeting as the main gender mainstreaming tool within EU economic governance and budgetary processes.

Further information

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20182516_mh0118419enn_pdf.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/gender-budgeting-mainstreaming-gender-eu-budget-and-macroeconomic-policy-framework"
"EU Justice and Home Affairs agencies' cooperation in 2018: Final report","Publications","","","","28 March 2019","","","","","

The Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) agencies' network is made up of nine EU agencies working on a range of justice and security issues, such as migration and border management, combatting drug trafficking and organised crime, human trafficking, human and fundamental rights, and gender equality.

This makes them more effective and better able to serve the public. The JHA agencies take turns chairing the network and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) chaired the network in 2018.

This report outlines the main joint activities carried out over 2018 - an impressive number of inter-agency activities accomplished over the year - some 80 in the field of migration and about 90 in the area of security.

The network examined the impact of digitalisation in their respective areas of activity, with a specific focus given to the different ways technology is affecting young women and men. JHA agencies also carried out activities on the ground to promote and protect fundamental rights and gender equality.

Further information

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/report_2018_jha_agencies_network.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/eu-justice-and-home-affairs-agencies-cooperation-2018-final-report"
"Gender equality and youth: opportunities and risks of digitalisation – Main report","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","L. The girl child","EIGE","28 March 2019","","978-92-9470-632-4","10.2839/148393","","

EIGE’s research shows the many ways digital technologies are benefiting young people in access to learning, friendship, information and actions for social change. It also shows that aggressive behaviour online is anticipated and normalised.

For the EU to harness the potential of digital technologies for youth mobilisation, diminishing the power of gender stereotypes online and promoting the diversity of voices, opinions and gender identity are essential.

According to the present study,

although young women and men have similar digital skills, young men indicate higher confidence in their digital skills;

digital spaces are gendered spaces which hinder the participation of young women;

political activities online are more fraught for girls and young women;

exposure to online harassment has farreaching effects on young women’s online engagement, and

“United in diversity” has been the motto of the European Union (EU) since the new millennium. Since its inception, the Gender Equality Index has strived to reflect this diversity. Intersecting inequalities capture how gender is manifested when combined with other characteristics such as age, dis/ability, migrant background, ethnicity, sexual orientation or socioeconomic background. An intersectional perspective highlights the complexity of gender equality.

The Gender Equality Index incorporates six core domains – work, money, knowledge, power, time and health – with two additional domains of violence and intersecting inequalities. The core domains measure gender gaps in different areas of life and form the basis of the calculation of scores for Member States, while the domain of intersecting inequalities adds further detailed understanding to gender inequality by acknowledging the diversity among women and men.

Digitalisation is rapidly changing our world and young people are on the frontline and technology is transforming the way we work, socialise, and engage with politics. In order to ensure Europe reaps the benefits of the digital revolution while protecting citizens, it is necessary to identify trends and risks.

As the 2018 Chair of the JHA agencies' network, the European Institute for Gender Equality proposed JHA agencies to assess the impact of digitalisation on European citizens. EIGE's research shows that digitalisation is affecting girls and boys, and women and men, in different ways. Gender norms are being replicated in the online world, where they often become exacerbated. Digitalisation also brings many opportunities in the struggle to increase gender equality and eliminate gender-based violence.

This paper makes some initial proposals for actions that would enable EU institutions and Member States to harness the possibilities of digitalisation and empower digital citizens of the future.

A resource for policymakers, legislators, media and anyone else with an interest in making their communication more inclusive

Language is a reflection of the attitudes, behaviours and norms within a society. It also shapes people’s attitudes as to what is ‘normal’ and acceptable.

Women play an active role in society, yet – all too often – we use language that ignores or minimises their contribution. Words matter in shaping our worldview. For example the dominance of masculine words for general references can reflect assumptions about gender roles and influence readers.

This toolkit is an easy-to-use guide on how to use more gender-sensitive language.

","https://publications.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/30e79aeb-2b55-11e9-8d04-01aa75ed71a1/language-en/format-PDF/source-88035030","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/gender-sensitive_communications.pdfEnglish , https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/mh0418987ene_v4.epubEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/toolkit-gender-sensitive-communication"
"Estimation of girls at risk of female genital mutilation in the European Union: Step-by-step guide (2nd edition)","Publications","Gender-based violence","","EIGE","11 January 2019","","978-92-9470-586-0","10.2839/19961","","

In 2015, European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) developed and published the first step-by-step guide to estimate the number of girls at risk of female genital mutilation in the European Union. The methodology extrapolates prevalence data from countries where FGM is practiced to migrant girls living in the European Union, through a mixed-method approach. In 2017, a new study was commissioned by EIGE, to expand the methodology to other Member States. During the process, the compilation of more recent research findings, as well as data collected in the study itself, allowed for the identification of challenges to the original methodology and the development of strategies to overcome them.

This second edition of the step-by-step guide presents the updated methodology, refined to be more accurate and robust. The guide aims to be a practical support for those appointed to the task of estimating the risk of FGM in a region or a country within the EU.

Gender awareness raising aims at increasing general sensitivity, understanding and knowledge about gender (in)equality. Awareness raising is a process which helps to facilitate the exchange of ideas, improve mutual understanding and develop competencies and skills necessary for societal change. Gender awareness raising means providing reliable and accessible information to build a better understanding of gender equality as a core value of democratic societies.

As a gender-mainstreaming method, gender awareness raising is crucial for integrating a gender perspective into policies, programmes, projects and services that respond to the different needs of women and men.

Mainstreaming a gender perspective into policies, programmes and projects requires that both women’s and men’s needs are taken into consideration at all stages of the policy cycle. Gender planning refers to the process of planning and designing the implementation phase of policies, programmes, or projects from a gender perspective, and it takes place in the second stage of the policy cycle.

Gender stakeholder consultation promotes the participation of women and men in the policymaking process to ensure that their voices are heard and their priorities are reflected in policies, programmes and projects.

Gender stakeholder consultation is the process of engaging and ensuring the meaningful participation of women and men, including civil society organisations and gender experts, in the policymaking process. Gender stakeholder consultation promotes evidence-based and participatory decision making, which takes into consideration the different priorities and needs of women and men, including the most marginalised groups and those that are traditionally excluded from decision-making processes.

Gender analysis provides the necessary data and information to integrate a gender perspective into policies, programmes and projects. As a starting point for gender mainstreaming, gender analysis identifies the differences between and among women and men in terms of their relative position in society and the distribution of resources, opportunities, constraints and power in a given context.

In this way, conducting a gender analysis allows for the development of interventions that address gender inequalities and meet the different needs of women and men.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/mh0218746enn_002.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/gender-mainstreaming-gender-analysis"
"Recommendations to improve data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Netherlands","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","22 November 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-375-0","10.2839/051504","","

The recommendations were developed after an in-depth analysis of data collection from the police and justice sectors. They aim to improve administrative data collection on intimate partner violence to better inform policies and to help the Member States meet the monitoring requirements outlined in both Directive 2012/29/EU (the Victims’ Rights Directive) and the Istanbul Convention.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20181307_mh0118135enn_pdf-nl.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/recommendations-improve-data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-netherlands"
"Recommendations to improve data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Malta","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","22 November 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-377-4","10.2839/294558","","

The recommendations were developed after an in-depth analysis of data collection from the police and justice sectors. They aim to improve administrative data collection on intimate partner violence to better inform policies and to help the Member States meet the monitoring requirements outlined in both Directive 2012/29/EU (the Victims’ Rights Directive) and the Istanbul Convention.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20181308_mh0118136enn_pdf-mt.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/recommendations-improve-data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-malta"
"Recommendations to improve data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Latvia","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","22 November 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-379-8","10.2839/282549","","

The recommendations were developed after an in-depth analysis of data collection from the police and justice sectors. They aim to improve administrative data collection on intimate partner violence to better inform policies and to help the Member States meet the monitoring requirements outlined in both Directive 2012/29/EU (the Victims’ Rights Directive) and the Istanbul Convention.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20181309_mh0118137enn_pdf-lv.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/recommendations-improve-data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-latvia"
"Recommendations to improve data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: United Kingdom","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","22 November 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-361-3","10.2839/082808","","

The recommendations were developed after an in-depth analysis of data collection from the police and justice sectors. They aim to improve administrative data collection on intimate partner violence to better inform policies and to help the Member States meet the monitoring requirements outlined in both Directive 2012/29/EU (the Victims’ Rights Directive) and the Istanbul Convention.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20181293_mh0118128enn_pdf-uk.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/recommendations-improve-data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-united-kingdom"
"Recommendations to improve data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Luxembourg","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","22 November 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-381-1","10.2839/675844","","

The recommendations were developed after an in-depth analysis of data collection from the police and justice sectors. They aim to improve administrative data collection on intimate partner violence to better inform policies and to help the Member States meet the monitoring requirements outlined in both Directive 2012/29/EU (the Victims’ Rights Directive) and the Istanbul Convention.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20181310_mh0118138enn_pdf-lu.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/recommendations-improve-data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-luxembourg"
"Recommendations to improve data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Germany","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","22 November 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-382-8","10.2839/683124","","

The recommendations were developed after an in-depth analysis of data collection from the police and justice sectors. They aim to improve administrative data collection on intimate partner violence to better inform policies and to help the Member States meet the monitoring requirements outlined in both Directive 2012/29/EU (the Victims’ Rights Directive) and the Istanbul Convention.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20181294_mh0418174enn_pdf-de.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/recommendations-improve-data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-germany"
"Recommendations to improve data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Lithuania","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","22 November 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-384-2","10.2839/560532","","

The recommendations were developed after an in-depth analysis of data collection from the police and justice sectors. They aim to improve administrative data collection on intimate partner violence to better inform policies and to help the Member States meet the monitoring requirements outlined in both Directive 2012/29/EU (the Victims’ Rights Directive) and the Istanbul Convention.

The recommendations were developed after an in-depth analysis of data collection from the police and justice sectors. They aim to improve administrative data collection on intimate partner violence to better inform policies and to help the Member States meet the monitoring requirements outlined in both Directive 2012/29/EU (the Victims’ Rights Directive) and the Istanbul Convention.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20181295_mh0418175enn_pdf-cz.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/recommendations-improve-data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-czech-republic"
"Recommendations to improve data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Italy","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","22 November 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-388-0","10.2839/499471","","

The recommendations were developed after an in-depth analysis of data collection from the police and justice sectors. They aim to improve administrative data collection on intimate partner violence to better inform policies and to help the Member States meet the monitoring requirements outlined in both Directive 2012/29/EU (the Victims’ Rights Directive) and the Istanbul Convention.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20181313_mh0218154enn_pdf-it.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/recommendations-improve-data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-italy"
"Recommendations to improve data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Cyprus","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","22 November 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-392-7","10.2839/270948","","

The recommendations were developed after an in-depth analysis of data collection from the police and justice sectors. They aim to improve administrative data collection on intimate partner violence to better inform policies and to help the Member States meet the monitoring requirements outlined in both Directive 2012/29/EU (the Victims’ Rights Directive) and the Istanbul Convention.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20181296_mh0418176enn_pdf-cy.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/recommendations-improve-data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-cyprus"
"Recommendations to improve data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Ireland","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","22 November 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-391-0","10.2839/39701","","

The recommendations were developed after an in-depth analysis of data collection from the police and justice sectors. They aim to improve administrative data collection on intimate partner violence to better inform policies and to help the Member States meet the monitoring requirements outlined in both Directive 2012/29/EU (the Victims’ Rights Directive) and the Istanbul Convention.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20181314_mh0218155enn_pdf-ir.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/recommendations-improve-data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-ireland"
"Recommendations to improve data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Bulgaria","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","22 November 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-400-9","10.2839/360282","","

The recommendations were developed after an in-depth analysis of data collection from the police and justice sectors. They aim to improve administrative data collection on intimate partner violence to better inform policies and to help the Member States meet the monitoring requirements outlined in both Directive 2012/29/EU (the Victims’ Rights Directive) and the Istanbul Convention.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20181297_mh0418177enn_pdf-bg.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/recommendations-improve-data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-bulgaria"
"Recommendations to improve data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Hungary","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","22 November 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-395-8","10.2839/911168","","

The recommendations were developed after an in-depth analysis of data collection from the police and justice sectors. They aim to improve administrative data collection on intimate partner violence to better inform policies and to help the Member States meet the monitoring requirements outlined in both Directive 2012/29/EU (the Victims’ Rights Directive) and the Istanbul Convention.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20181315_mh0218156enn_pdf-hu.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/recommendations-improve-data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-hungary"
"Recommendations to improve data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Belgium","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","22 November 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-404-7","10.2839/67226","","

The recommendations were developed after an in-depth analysis of data collection from the police and justice sectors. They aim to improve administrative data collection on intimate partner violence to better inform policies and to help the Member States meet the monitoring requirements outlined in both Directive 2012/29/EU (the Victims’ Rights Directive) and the Istanbul Convention.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20181298_mh0418178enn_pdf-be.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/recommendations-improve-data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-belgium"
"Recommendations to improve data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Croatia","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","22 November 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-397-2","10.2839/499793","","

The recommendations were developed after an in-depth analysis of data collection from the police and justice sectors. They aim to improve administrative data collection on intimate partner violence to better inform policies and to help the Member States meet the monitoring requirements outlined in both Directive 2012/29/EU (the Victims’ Rights Directive) and the Istanbul Convention.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20181316_mh0218157enn_pdf-hr.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/recommendations-improve-data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-croatia"
"Recommendations to improve data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Austria","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","22 November 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-409-2","10.2839/788598","","

The recommendations were developed after an in-depth analysis of data collection from the police and justice sectors. They aim to improve administrative data collection on intimate partner violence to better inform policies and to help the Member States meet the monitoring requirements outlined in both Directive 2012/29/EU (the Victims’ Rights Directive) and the Istanbul Convention.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20181299_mh0418179enn_pdf-at.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/recommendations-improve-data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-austria"
"Recommendations to improve data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: France","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","22 November 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-399-6","10.2839/181465","","

The recommendations were developed after an in-depth analysis of data collection from the police and justice sectors. They aim to improve administrative data collection on intimate partner violence to better inform policies and to help the Member States meet the monitoring requirements outlined in both Directive 2012/29/EU (the Victims’ Rights Directive) and the Istanbul Convention.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20181317_mh0218158enn_pdf-fr.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/recommendations-improve-data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-france"
"Recommendations to improve data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Sweden","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","22 November 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-363-7","10.2839/46880","","

The recommendations were developed after an in-depth analysis of data collection from the police and justice sectors. They aim to improve administrative data collection on intimate partner violence to better inform policies and to help the Member States meet the monitoring requirements outlined in both Directive 2012/29/EU (the Victims’ Rights Directive) and the Istanbul Convention.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20181301_mh0118129enn_pdf-se.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/recommendations-improve-data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-sweden"
"Recommendations to improve data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Finland","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","22 November 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-402-3","10.2839/971007","","

The recommendations were developed after an in-depth analysis of data collection from the police and justice sectors. They aim to improve administrative data collection on intimate partner violence to better inform policies and to help the Member States meet the monitoring requirements outlined in both Directive 2012/29/EU (the Victims’ Rights Directive) and the Istanbul Convention.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20181318_mh0218159enn_pdf-fi.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/recommendations-improve-data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-finland"
"Recommendations to improve data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Slovakia","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","22 November 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-365-1","10.2839/200916","","

The recommendations were developed after an in-depth analysis of data collection from the police and justice sectors. They aim to improve administrative data collection on intimate partner violence to better inform policies and to help the Member States meet the monitoring requirements outlined in both Directive 2012/29/EU (the Victims’ Rights Directive) and the Istanbul Convention.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20181302_mh0118130enn_pdf-sk.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/recommendations-improve-data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-slovakia"
"Recommendations to improve data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Spain","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","22 November 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-407-8","10.2839/026977","","

The recommendations were developed after an in-depth analysis of data collection from the police and justice sectors. They aim to improve administrative data collection on intimate partner violence to better inform policies and to help the Member States meet the monitoring requirements outlined in both Directive 2012/29/EU (the Victims’ Rights Directive) and the Istanbul Convention.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20181319_mh0218160enn_pdf-es.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/recommendations-improve-data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-spain"
"Recommendations to improve data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Slovenia","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","22 November 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-366-8","10.2839/322906","","

The recommendations were developed after an in-depth analysis of data collection from the police and justice sectors. They aim to improve administrative data collection on intimate partner violence to better inform policies and to help the Member States meet the monitoring requirements outlined in both Directive 2012/29/EU (the Victims’ Rights Directive) and the Istanbul Convention.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20181303_mh0118131enn_pdf-sl.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/recommendations-improve-data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-slovenia"
"Recommendations to improve data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Greece","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","22 November 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-410-8","10.2839/809541","","

The recommendations were developed after an in-depth analysis of data collection from the police and justice sectors. They aim to improve administrative data collection on intimate partner violence to better inform policies and to help the Member States meet the monitoring requirements outlined in both Directive 2012/29/EU (the Victims’ Rights Directive) and the Istanbul Convention.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20181320_mh0218161enn_pdf-el.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/recommendations-improve-data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-greece"
"Recommendations to improve data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Romania","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","22 November 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-369-9","10.2839/066353","","

The recommendations were developed after an in-depth analysis of data collection from the police and justice sectors. They aim to improve administrative data collection on intimate partner violence to better inform policies and to help the Member States meet the monitoring requirements outlined in both Directive 2012/29/EU (the Victims’ Rights Directive) and the Istanbul Convention.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20181304_mh0118132enn_pdf-ro.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/recommendations-improve-data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-romania"
"Recommendations to improve data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Estonia","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","22 November 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-412-2","10.2839/942837","","

The recommendations were developed after an in-depth analysis of data collection from the police and justice sectors. They aim to improve administrative data collection on intimate partner violence to better inform policies and to help the Member States meet the monitoring requirements outlined in both Directive 2012/29/EU (the Victims’ Rights Directive) and the Istanbul Convention.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20181321_mh0218162enn_pdf-ee.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/recommendations-improve-data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-estonia"
"Recommendations to improve data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Portugal","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","22 November 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-371-2","10.2839/476426","","

The recommendations were developed after an in-depth analysis of data collection from the police and justice sectors. They aim to improve administrative data collection on intimate partner violence to better inform policies and to help the Member States meet the monitoring requirements outlined in both Directive 2012/29/EU (the Victims’ Rights Directive) and the Istanbul Convention.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20181305_mh0118133enn_pdf-pt.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/recommendations-improve-data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-portugal"
"Recommendations to improve data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Denmark","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","22 November 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-415-3","10.2839/63016","","

The recommendations were developed after an in-depth analysis of data collection from the police and justice sectors. They aim to improve administrative data collection on intimate partner violence to better inform policies and to help the Member States meet the monitoring requirements outlined in both Directive 2012/29/EU (the Victims’ Rights Directive) and the Istanbul Convention.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20181326_mh0218163enn_pdf-nk.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/recommendations-improve-data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-denmark"
"Recommendations to improve data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Poland","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","22 November 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-373-6","10.2839/015192","","

The recommendations were developed after an in-depth analysis of data collection from the police and justice sectors. They aim to improve administrative data collection on intimate partner violence to better inform policies and to help the Member States meet the monitoring requirements outlined in both Directive 2012/29/EU (the Victims’ Rights Directive) and the Istanbul Convention.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20181306_mh0118134enn_pdf-pl.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/recommendations-improve-data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-poland"
"Female genital mutilation: How many girls are at risk in Greece?","Publications","Gender-based violence","","EIGE","09 November 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-593-8","10.2839/201547","","

This factsheet presents the results of the study ‘Estimation of girls at risk of female genital mutilation in the European Union — Belgium, Greece, France, Italy, Cyprus and Malta’ for Greece.

The study was conducted in 2017-2018. It supports the EU institutions and EU Member States in providing more accurate information on female genital mutilation and its risks among girls in the European Union.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20182892_mh0418459enn_pdf.pdfEnglish , https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20182892_mh0418459eln_pdf.pdfGreek","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/female-genital-mutilation-how-many-girls-are-risk-greece"
"Female genital mutilation: How many girls are at risk in Italy?","Publications","Gender-based violence","","EIGE","09 November 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-573-0","10.2839/23052","","

This factsheet presents the results of the study ‘Estimation of girls at risk of female genital mutilation in the European Union — Belgium, Greece, France, Italy, Cyprus and Malta’ for Italy.

The study was conducted in 2017-2018. It supports the EU institutions and EU Member States in providing more accurate information on female genital mutilation and its risks among girls in the European Union.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20182881_mh0218658enn_pdf.pdfEnglish , https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20182881_mh0218658itn_pdf.pdfItalian","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/female-genital-mutilation-how-many-girls-are-risk-italy"
"Female genital mutilation: How many girls are at risk in Malta?","Publications","Gender-based violence","","EIGE","09 November 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-568-6","10.2839/66287","","

This factsheet presents the results of the study ‘Estimation of girls at risk of female genital mutilation in the European Union — Belgium, Greece, France, Italy, Cyprus and Malta’ for Malta.

The study was conducted in 2017-2018. It supports the EU institutions and EU Member States in providing more accurate information on female genital mutilation and its risks among girls in the European Union.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20182880_mh0218657enn_pdf.pdfEnglish , https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20182880_mh0218657mtn_pdf.pdfMaltese","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/female-genital-mutilation-how-many-girls-are-risk-malta"
"Estimation of girls at risk of female genital mutilation in the European Union - Report","Publications","Gender-based violence","","EIGE","09 November 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-583-9","10.2839/655910","","

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a severe form of gender-based violence, leaving deep physical and psychological scars on the lives of victims around the world. It is a violent form of subordination affecting women and girls and it stands in gross contradiction to the principles of gender equality. Ending the practice will require joint efforts that engage communities — both women and men — policymakers and civil society, to ensure prevention strategies and awareness-raising campaigns work.

With this third study on FGM, EIGE is building upon previous work to complete the picture of the prevalence of FGM in Belgium, Greece, France, Italy, Cyprus and Malta. One of the challenges for Member States is dealing with migratory flows from FGM-practising countries and the way to respond to asylum claims made on the grounds of FGM and organise reception conditions. A gender-sensitive asylum system is crucial to ensure victims and those at risk are protected upon arrival and given specialised care.

Our research captures the impact of migration on FGM in the European Union and gives essential insights into the factors motivating or discouraging the practice. While we might observe changes in attitudes and differences in the types of FGM performed, the underlying cause, rooted in gender inequality, too often remains deeply embedded in societies.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20182889_mh0418456enn_pdf.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/estimation-girls-risk-female-genital-mutilation-european-union-report-0"
"Female genital mutilation: How many girls are at risk in Belgium?","Publications","Gender-based violence","","EIGE","09 November 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-559-4","10.2839/132358","","

This factsheet presents the results of the study ‘Estimation of girls at risk of female genital mutilation in the European Union — Belgium, Greece, France, Italy, Cyprus and Malta’ for Belgium.

The study was conducted in 2017-2018. It supports the EU institutions and EU Member States in providing more accurate information on female genital mutilation and its risks among girls in the European Union.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20182879_mh0218656enn_pdf.pdfEnglish , https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20182879_mh0218656frn_pdf.pdfFrench , https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20182879_mh0218656nln_pdf.pdfDutch","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/female-genital-mutilation-how-many-girls-are-risk-belgium"
"Female genital mutilation: How many girls are at risk in Cyprus?","Publications","Gender-based violence","","EIGE","09 November 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-554-9","10.2839/050781","","

This factsheet presents the results of the study ‘Estimation of girls at risk of female genital mutilation in the European Union — Belgium, Greece, France, Italy, Cyprus and Malta’ for Cyprus.

The study was conducted in 2017-2018. It supports the EU institutions and EU Member States in providing more accurate information on female genital mutilation and its risks among girls in the European Union.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20182878_mh0218655enn_pdf.pdfEnglish , https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20182878_mh0218655eln_pdf.pdfGreek","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/female-genital-mutilation-how-many-girls-are-risk-cyprus"
"Female genital mutilation: How many girls are at risk in France","Publications","Gender-based violence","","EIGE","09 November 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-587-7","10.2839/342259","","

This factsheet presents the results of the study ‘Estimation of girls at risk of female genital mutilation in the European Union — Belgium, Greece, France, Italy, Cyprus and Malta’ for France.

The study was conducted in 2017-2018. It supports the EU institutions and EU Member States in providing more accurate information on female genital mutilation and its risks among girls in the European Union.

Trafficking for sexual exploitation is the most commonly reported form of human trafficking in the European Union. It is a form of gender-based violence that disproportionately affects women. 95% of registered victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation in the EU are women or girls. Trafficking in women and girls remains a structural form of violence against women.

In this report, a gender perspective is applied as an analytical framework to examine the provisions and obligations under the Anti-Trafficking Directive and the Victims’ Rights Directive. The Anti-Trafficking Directive introduces common provisions, taking into account a gender perspective, to strengthen the prevention of this crime and the protection of the victims. The analysis seeks to identify strengths and opportunities for improvement in the protection and response to the needs of victims of traf-ficking for sexual exploitation.The report provides guidance to Member States on gender-specific measures to better identify, help and support victims of trafficking in human beings.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20182865_mh0418455enn_pdf.pdfEnglish , https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/finalised_clean_report_eige2017oper02_8_november_2017_003.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/gender-specific-measures-anti-trafficking-actions-report"
"Gender equality and youth: the opportunities and risks of digitalisation – Factsheet","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","L. The girl child","EIGE","11 October 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-627-0","10.2839/09510","","

Digital technologies offer young women and men innovative ways to get involved in politics. From receiving instant news notifications on political developments, to engaging in online debates and expressing opinions on social media, political and civic participation has become faster and easier. Yet, one of the downsides experienced by this generation, who is the most digitally skilled in the EU, is the risk of online abuse.

This factsheet is based on the report Gender equality and youth: opportunities and risks of digitalisation (forthcoming), prepared at the request of the Austrian Presidency. It explores how digital technologies can be used to promote gender equality and also focuses on the gender-related risks of digitalisation for young women and men. More information on the data referred to in the text, including exact references can be found in the report.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20184370_mh0418680enn_pdf.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/gender-equality-and-youth-opportunities-and-risks-digitalisation-factsheet"
"Gender equality and digitalisation in the European Union","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","J. Women and the Media","EIGE","11 October 2018","EIGE","978-92-9470-624-9","10.2839/321708","","

Digital technology has changed many things in our lives, but how is it affecting gender equality? Digitalisation has transformed the character of the labour market, changed the way we interact with our friends, shaped political participation, is impacting the future of work and also carries the risk of cyber

violence. All of the above present new challenges, but also offer opportunities to address gender inequalities that affect both women and men, albeit often in different ways. The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) provides some insights in this factsheet, from its work on the gender aspects of digitalisation.

This factsheet is based on the results from the report Study and work in the EU: set apart by gender prepared at the request of the Estonian Presidency (2017); the research note Women and men in ICT: a chance for better work–life balance, prepared at the request of the Bulgarian Presidency (forthcoming 2018); and the report Gender equality and youth: opportunities and risks of digitalisation (forthcoming), prepared at the request of the Austrian Presidency (2018). More information on the data referred to in the text, including exact references can be found in the report.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20184369_mh0418679enn_pdf.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/gender-equality-and-digitalisation-european-union"
"Women and men in ICT: a chance for better work–life balance - Research note","Publications","","","EIGE","04 October 2018","","978-92-9470-543-3","10.2839/310959","","

Rapid technological advancements and digitalisation are transforming the world of work and how we live our day-to-day lives. There is an increasing demand for digital skills and higher qualifications across a wide variety of sectors. However, only around 17 % of the almost 8 million ICT specialists are women, and the number of women graduating from ICT studies has been decreasing over the last decade.

The vast under-representation of women in ICT shows a waste of highly qualified human resources and has larger implications for the wider economy. In particular, it threatens the EU’s innovative and economic potential in the future and contradicts the EU’s highest political priority of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.

Following the request by the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union (2018), the overall objective of this research note is to deepen the understanding of the major enabling and hindering factors for a more balanced uptake of ICT jobs by women and men. This research note seeks to provide an important contribution to the EU-level commitments to combat occupational segregation and to better comprehend and design relevant policy measures to enhance work–life balance.

This factsheet looks at how the intersection between gender and disability affects women and men in the EU. It is based on the Gender Equality Index 2017, developed by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE). The Index measures gender equality and helps to monitor its progress across the EU and over time. It is composed of six core domains (work, money, knowledge, time, power and health) and two satellite domains (intersecting inequalities and violence).

The Gender Equality Index 2017 examines the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality across the European Union from 2005 to 2015. Using a scale from 1 (full inequality) to 100 (full equality), it measures the differences between women and men in key domains of the EU policy framework (work, money, knowledge, time, power and health).

The Index also measures violence against women and intersecting inequalities. These are satellite domains and are part of the framework of the Gender Equality Index, but do not have an impact on the overall score. Intersecting inequalities show how gender intersects with age, education, family composition, country of birth and disability. The Gender Equality Index provides results for each domain and sub-domain for the EU and its 28 Member States.

The Gender Equality Index 2017 examines the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality across the European Union from 2005 to 2015. Using a scale from 1 (full inequality) to 100 (full equality), it measures the differences between women and men in key domains of the EU policy framework (work, money, knowledge, time, power and health).

The Index also measures violence against women and intersecting inequalities. These are satellite domains and are part of the framework of the Gender Equality Index, but do not have an impact on the overall score. Intersecting inequalities show how gender intersects with age, education, family composition, country of birth and disability. The Gender Equality Index provides results for each domain and sub-domain for the EU and its 28 Member States.

The Gender Equality Index 2017 examines the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality across the European Union from 2005 to 2015. Using a scale from 1 (full inequality) to 100 (full equality), it measures the differences between women and men in key domains of the EU policy framework (work, money, knowledge, time, power and health).

The Index also measures violence against women and intersecting inequalities. These are satellite domains and are part of the framework of the Gender Equality Index, but do not have an impact on the overall score. Intersecting inequalities show how gender intersects with age, education, family composition, country of birth and disability. The Gender Equality Index provides results for each domain and sub-domain for the EU and its 28 Member States.

The Gender Equality Index 2017 examines the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality across the European Union from 2005 to 2015. Using a scale from 1 (full inequality) to 100 (full equality), it measures the differences between women and men in key domains of the EU policy framework (work, money, knowledge, time, power and health).

The Index also measures violence against women and intersecting inequalities. These are satellite domains and are part of the framework of the Gender Equality Index, but do not have an impact on the overall score. Intersecting inequalities show how gender intersects with age, education, family composition, country of birth and disability. The Gender Equality Index provides results for each domain and sub-domain for the EU and its 28 Member States.

The Gender Equality Index 2017 examines the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality across the European Union from 2005 to 2015. Using a scale from 1 (full inequality) to 100 (full equality), it measures the differences between women and men in key domains of the EU policy framework (work, money, knowledge, time, power and health).

The Index also measures violence against women and intersecting inequalities. These are satellite domains and are part of the framework of the Gender Equality Index, but do not have an impact on the overall score. Intersecting inequalities show how gender intersects with age, education, family composition, country of birth and disability. The Gender Equality Index provides results for each domain and sub-domain for the EU and its 28 Member States.

The Gender Equality Index 2017 examines the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality across the European Union from 2005 to 2015. Using a scale from 1 (full inequality) to 100 (full equality), it measures the differences between women and men in key domains of the EU policy framework (work, money, knowledge, time, power and health).

The Index also measures violence against women and intersecting inequalities. These are satellite domains and are part of the framework of the Gender Equality Index, but do not have an impact on the overall score. Intersecting inequalities show how gender intersects with age, education, family composition, country of birth and disability. The Gender Equality Index provides results for each domain and sub-domain for the EU and its 28 Member States.

The Gender Equality Index 2017 examines the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality across the European Union from 2005 to 2015. Using a scale from 1 (full inequality) to 100 (full equality), it measures the differences between women and men in key domains of the EU policy framework (work, money, knowledge, time, power and health).

The Index also measures violence against women and intersecting inequalities. These are satellite domains and are part of the framework of the Gender Equality Index, but do not have an impact on the overall score. Intersecting inequalities show how gender intersects with age, education, family composition, country of birth and disability. The Gender Equality Index provides results for each domain and sub-domain for the EU and its 28 Member States.

The Gender Equality Index 2017 examines the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality across the European Union from 2005 to 2015. Using a scale from 1 (full inequality) to 100 (full equality), it measures the differences between women and men in key domains of the EU policy framework (work, money, knowledge, time, power and health).

The Index also measures violence against women and intersecting inequalities. These are satellite domains and are part of the framework of the Gender Equality Index, but do not have an impact on the overall score. Intersecting inequalities show how gender intersects with age, education, family composition, country of birth and disability. The Gender Equality Index provides results for each domain and sub-domain for the EU and its 28 Member States.

The Gender Equality Index 2017 examines the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality across the European Union from 2005 to 2015. Using a scale from 1 (full inequality) to 100 (full equality), it measures the differences between women and men in key domains of the EU policy framework (work, money, knowledge, time, power and health).

The Index also measures violence against women and intersecting inequalities. These are satellite domains and are part of the framework of the Gender Equality Index, but do not have an impact on the overall score. Intersecting inequalities show how gender intersects with age, education, family composition, country of birth and disability. The Gender Equality Index provides results for each domain and sub-domain for the EU and its 28 Member States.

The Gender Equality Index 2017 examines the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality across the European Union from 2005 to 2015. Using a scale from 1 (full inequality) to 100 (full equality), it measures the differences between women and men in key domains of the EU policy framework (work, money, knowledge, time, power and health).

The Index also measures violence against women and intersecting inequalities. These are satellite domains and are part of the framework of the Gender Equality Index, but do not have an impact on the overall score. Intersecting inequalities show how gender intersects with age, education, family composition, country of birth and disability. The Gender Equality Index provides results for each domain and sub-domain for the EU and its 28 Member States.

The Gender Equality Index 2017 examines the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality across the European Union from 2005 to 2015. Using a scale from 1 (full inequality) to 100 (full equality), it measures the differences between women and men in key domains of the EU policy framework (work, money, knowledge, time, power and health).

The Index also measures violence against women and intersecting inequalities. These are satellite domains and are part of the framework of the Gender Equality Index, but do not have an impact on the overall score. Intersecting inequalities show how gender intersects with age, education, family composition, country of birth and disability. The Gender Equality Index provides results for each domain and sub-domain for the EU and its 28 Member States.

The Gender Equality Index 2017 examines the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality across the European Union from 2005 to 2015. Using a scale from 1 (full inequality) to 100 (full equality), it measures the differences between women and men in key domains of the EU policy framework (work, money, knowledge, time, power and health).

The Index also measures violence against women and intersecting inequalities. These are satellite domains and are part of the framework of the Gender Equality Index, but do not have an impact on the overall score. Intersecting inequalities show how gender intersects with age, education, family composition, country of birth and disability. The Gender Equality Index provides results for each domain and sub-domain for the EU and its 28 Member States.

The Gender Equality Index 2017 examines the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality across the European Union from 2005 to 2015. Using a scale from 1 (full inequality) to 100 (full equality), it measures the differences between women and men in key domains of the EU policy framework (work, money, knowledge, time, power and health).

The Index also measures violence against women and intersecting inequalities. These are satellite domains and are part of the framework of the Gender Equality Index, but do not have an impact on the overall score. Intersecting inequalities show how gender intersects with age, education, family composition, country of birth and disability. The Gender Equality Index provides results for each domain and sub-domain for the EU and its 28 Member States.

The Gender Equality Index 2017 examines the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality across the European Union from 2005 to 2015. Using a scale from 1 (full inequality) to 100 (full equality), it measures the differences between women and men in key domains of the EU policy framework (work, money, knowledge, time, power and health).

The Index also measures violence against women and intersecting inequalities. These are satellite domains and are part of the framework of the Gender Equality Index, but do not have an impact on the overall score. Intersecting inequalities show how gender intersects with age, education, family composition, country of birth and disability. The Gender Equality Index provides results for each domain and sub-domain for the EU and its 28 Member States.

The Gender Equality Index 2017 examines the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality across the European Union from 2005 to 2015. Using a scale from 1 (full inequality) to 100 (full equality), it measures the differences between women and men in key domains of the EU policy framework (work, money, knowledge, time, power and health).

The Index also measures violence against women and intersecting inequalities. These are satellite domains and are part of the framework of the Gender Equality Index, but do not have an impact on the overall score. Intersecting inequalities show how gender intersects with age, education, family composition, country of birth and disability. The Gender Equality Index provides results for each domain and sub-domain for the EU and its 28 Member States.

The Gender Equality Index 2017 examines the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality across the European Union from 2005 to 2015. Using a scale from 1 (full inequality) to 100 (full equality), it measures the differences between women and men in key domains of the EU policy framework (work, money, knowledge, time, power and health).

The Index also measures violence against women and intersecting inequalities. These are satellite domains and are part of the framework of the Gender Equality Index, but do not have an impact on the overall score. Intersecting inequalities show how gender intersects with age, education, family composition, country of birth and disability. The Gender Equality Index provides results for each domain and sub-domain for the EU and its 28 Member States.

The Gender Equality Index 2017 examines the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality across the European Union from 2005 to 2015. Using a scale from 1 (full inequality) to 100 (full equality), it measures the differences between women and men in key domains of the EU policy framework (work, money, knowledge, time, power and health).

The Index also measures violence against women and intersecting inequalities. These are satellite domains and are part of the framework of the Gender Equality Index, but do not have an impact on the overall score. Intersecting inequalities show how gender intersects with age, education, family composition, country of birth and disability. The Gender Equality Index provides results for each domain and sub-domain for the EU and its 28 Member States.

The Gender Equality Index 2017 examines the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality across the European Union from 2005 to 2015. Using a scale from 1 (full inequality) to 100 (full equality), it measures the differences between women and men in key domains of the EU policy framework (work, money, knowledge, time, power and health).

The Index also measures violence against women and intersecting inequalities. These are satellite domains and are part of the framework of the Gender Equality Index, but do not have an impact on the overall score. Intersecting inequalities show how gender intersects with age, education, family composition, country of birth and disability. The Gender Equality Index provides results for each domain and sub-domain for the EU and its 28 Member States.

The Gender Equality Index 2017 examines the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality across the European Union from 2005 to 2015. Using a scale from 1 (full inequality) to 100 (full equality), it measures the differences between women and men in key domains of the EU policy framework (work, money, knowledge, time, power and health).

The Index also measures violence against women and intersecting inequalities. These are satellite domains and are part of the framework of the Gender Equality Index, but do not have an impact on the overall score. Intersecting inequalities show how gender intersects with age, education, family composition, country of birth and disability. The Gender Equality Index provides results for each domain and sub-domain for the EU and its 28 Member States.

The Gender Equality Index 2017 examines the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality across the European Union from 2005 to 2015. Using a scale from 1 (full inequality) to 100 (full equality), it measures the differences between women and men in key domains of the EU policy framework (work, money, knowledge, time, power and health).

The Index also measures violence against women and intersecting inequalities. These are satellite domains and are part of the framework of the Gender Equality Index, but do not have an impact on the overall score. Intersecting inequalities show how gender intersects with age, education, family composition, country of birth and disability. The Gender Equality Index provides results for each domain and sub-domain for the EU and its 28 Member States.

The Gender Equality Index 2017 examines the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality across the European Union from 2005 to 2015. Using a scale from 1 (full inequality) to 100 (full equality), it measures the differences between women and men in key domains of the EU policy framework (work, money, knowledge, time, power and health).

The Index also measures violence against women and intersecting inequalities. These are satellite domains and are part of the framework of the Gender Equality Index, but do not have an impact on the overall score. Intersecting inequalities show how gender intersects with age, education, family composition, country of birth and disability. The Gender Equality Index provides results for each domain and sub-domain for the EU and its 28 Member States.

The Gender Equality Index 2017 examines the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality across the European Union from 2005 to 2015. Using a scale from 1 (full inequality) to 100 (full equality), it measures the differences between women and men in key domains of the EU policy framework (work, money, knowledge, time, power and health).

The Index also measures violence against women and intersecting inequalities. These are satellite domains and are part of the framework of the Gender Equality Index, but do not have an impact on the overall score. Intersecting inequalities show how gender intersects with age, education, family composition, country of birth and disability. The Gender Equality Index provides results for each domain and sub-domain for the EU and its 28 Member States.

The Gender Equality Index 2017 examines the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality across the European Union from 2005 to 2015. Using a scale from 1 (full inequality) to 100 (full equality), it measures the differences between women and men in key domains of the EU policy framework (work, money, knowledge, time, power and health).

The Index also measures violence against women and intersecting inequalities. These are satellite domains and are part of the framework of the Gender Equality Index, but do not have an impact on the overall score. Intersecting inequalities show how gender intersects with age, education, family composition, country of birth and disability. The Gender Equality Index provides results for each domain and sub-domain for the EU and its 28 Member States.

The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is the only European Union agency focusing solely on gender equality. With substantial resources already collected and developed, EIGE is becoming the EU knowledge centre for gender equality.

We are working to make equality between women and men a reality in the EU and beyond, so that everyone can have the same opportunities in life, regardless of gender. EIGE’s research paves the way for a greater understanding and awareness of gender equality in all areas of life. We identify gaps between women and men and collect and analyse data on gender ine-qualities. By providing evidence-based, practical information, we support policymakers to bring Europe closer to gender equality and improve the lives of both women and men.

The Gender Equality Index 2017 examines the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality across the European Union from 2005 to 2015. Using a scale from 1 (full inequality) to 100 (full equality), it measures the differences between women and men in key domains of the EU policy framework (work, money, knowledge, time, power and health).

The Index also measures violence against women and intersecting inequalities. These are satellite domains and are part of the framework of the Gender Equality Index, but do not have an impact on the overall score. Intersecting inequalities show how gender intersects with age, education, family composition, country of birth and disability. The Gender Equality Index provides results for each domain and sub-domain for the EU and its 28 Member States.

The Gender Equality Index 2017 examines the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality across the European Union from 2005 to 2015. Using a scale from 1 (full inequality) to 100 (full equality), it measures the differences between women and men in key domains of the EU policy framework (work, money, knowledge, time, power and health).

The Index also measures violence against women and intersecting inequalities. These are satellite domains and are part of the framework of the Gender Equality Index, but do not have an impact on the overall score. Intersecting inequalities show how gender intersects with age, education, family composition, country of birth and disability. The Gender Equality Index provides results for each domain and sub-domain for the EU and its 28 Member States.

The Gender Equality Index 2017 examines the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality across the European Union from 2005 to 2015. Using a scale from 1 (full inequality) to 100 (full equality), it measures the differences between women and men in key domains of the EU policy framework (work, money, knowledge, time, power and health).

The Index also measures violence against women and intersecting inequalities. These are satellite domains and are part of the framework of the Gender Equality Index, but do not have an impact on the overall score. Intersecting inequalities show how gender intersects with age, education, family composition, country of birth and disability. The Gender Equality Index provides results for each domain and sub-domain for the EU and its 28 Member States.

The Gender Equality Index 2017 examines the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality across the European Union from 2005 to 2015. Using a scale from 1 (full inequality) to 100 (full equality), it measures the differences between women and men in key domains of the EU policy framework (work, money, knowledge, time, power and health).

The Index also measures violence against women and intersecting inequalities. These are satellite domains and are part of the framework of the Gender Equality Index, but do not have an impact on the overall score. Intersecting inequalities show how gender intersects with age, education, family composition, country of birth and disability. The Gender Equality Index provides results for each domain and sub-domain for the EU and its 28 Member States.

The Gender Equality Index 2017 examines the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality across the European Union from 2005 to 2015. Using a scale from 1 (full inequality) to 100 (full equality), it measures the differences between women and men in key domains of the EU policy framework (work, money, knowledge, time, power and health).

The Index also measures violence against women and intersecting inequalities. These are satellite domains and are part of the framework of the Gender Equality Index, but do not have an impact on the overall score. Intersecting inequalities show how gender intersects with age, education, family composition, country of birth and disability. The Gender Equality Index provides results for each domain and sub-domain for the EU and its 28 Member States.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20181369_mh0218187enn_pdf_pt.pdfEnglish , https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20181369_mh0218187ptn_pdf.pdfPortuguese","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/gender-equality-index-2017-portugal"
"The role of the police in administrative data collection on intimate partner violence","Publications","Gender-based violence","","EIGE","07 August 2018","","978-92-9470-356-9","10.2839/32843","","

Intimate partner violence is a recurrent form of violence affecting women in the European Union. Efforts to combat this form of violence require an understanding of its scale and nature through reliable, systematic and comparable data. Data is necessary to measure the prevalence and consequences of such violence, to monitor state responses to it and to evaluate policies combating it.

The requirement for high quality administrative data is also in line with Member States' international commitments to fight violence

against women, as defined in Directive 2012/29/EU (the Victim‘s Rights Directive) and the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (the Istanbul Convention).

The police play a crucial role in collecting data in the early stages of the criminal justice process. Accurate police data is essential for grasping the total number of intimate partner violence incidents reported, even if some of these are not recognised as crimes.

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","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/eige_factsheet_police_23.02.2018_am_final.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/role-police-administrative-data-collection-intimate-partner-violence"
"The role of the judiciary in administrative data collection on intimate partner violence","Publications","Gender-based violence","","EIGE","07 August 2018","","978-92-9470-358-3","10.2839/599757","","

Intimate partner violence is a recurrent form of violence affecting women in the European Union. Efforts to combat this form of violence require an understanding of its scale and nature, through reliable, systematic and comparable data. Data is necessary to measure the prevalence and consequences of such violence, to monitor state responses to it and to evaluate policies combating it.

The requirement for high quality administrative data is also in line with Member States' international commitments of Member States to fight violence against women, as defined in Directive 2012/29/EU (the Victims' Rights Directive) and the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (the Istanbul Convention).

Data collected by the justice sector is necessary for understanding how efficient and effective the criminal justice system is in dealing with perpetrators of intimate partner violence, and in protecting victims. Incidents reported to the police only provide partial information on the phenomenon, and this data becomes more concrete and reliable as cases progresses through the criminal justice chain. Data from the justice sector is also very important in addressing two main pillars of the Istanbul Convention, protection and prosecution.

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","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/eige_factsheet_justice_d03_23.02.2018_am_final.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/role-judiciary-administrative-data-collection-intimate-partner-violence"
"Data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Poland","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","26 July 2018","","978-92-9470-340-8","10.2839/819888","","

Many women victims of intimate partner violence in the EU Member States remain unprotected. Perpetrators often go unpunished due to inadequate law enforcement approaches, which do not align with international human rights treaties. A gender-neutral approach to the law, coupled with the unavailability of data and existing stereotypes result in the denial of violence against women and its tolerance or normalisation.

States must ensure that they carry out the due diligence principle to investigate and punish acts of violence and provide compensation to victims. Improving data collection and providing comprehensive and reliable administrative data is crucial to monitor the police and justice sectors’ response to violence against women.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2017.7331_en_03_poland.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-poland"
"Data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Portugal","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","26 July 2018","","978-92-9470-342-2","10.2839/878944","","

Many women victims of intimate partner violence in the EU Member States remain unprotected. Perpetrators often go unpunished due to inadequate law enforcement approaches, which do not align with international human rights treaties. A gender-neutral approach to the law, coupled with the unavailability of data and existing stereotypes result in the denial of violence against women and its tolerance or normalisation.

States must ensure that they carry out the due diligence principle to investigate and punish acts of violence and provide compensation to victims. Improving data collection and providing comprehensive and reliable administrative data is crucial to monitor the police and justice sectors’ response to violence against women.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2017.7332_en_03_portugal.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-portugal"
"Data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Romania","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","26 July 2018","","978-92-9470-344-6","10.2839/326489","","

Many women victims of intimate partner violence in the EU Member States remain unprotected. Perpetrators often go unpunished due to inadequate law enforcement approaches, which do not align with international human rights treaties. A gender-neutral approach to the law, coupled with the unavailability of data and existing stereotypes result in the denial of violence against women and its tolerance or normalisation.

States must ensure that they carry out the due diligence principle to investigate and punish acts of violence and provide compensation to victims. Improving data collection and providing comprehensive and reliable administrative data is crucial to monitor the police and justice sectors’ response to violence against women.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2017.7333_en_03_romania.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-romania"
"Data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Ireland","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","26 July 2018","","978-92-9470-333-0","10.2839/559809","","

Many women victims of intimate partner violence in the EU Member States remain unprotected. Perpetrators often go unpunished due to inadequate law enforcement approaches, which do not align with international human rights treaties. A gender-neutral approach to the law, coupled with the unavailability of data and existing stereotypes result in the denial of violence against women and its tolerance or normalisation. States must ensure that they carry out the due diligence principle to investigate and punish acts of violence and provide compensation to victims. Improving data collection and providing comprehensive and reliable administrative data is crucial to monitor the police and justice sectors’ response to violence against women.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2017.7318_en_03_ireland.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-ireland"
"Data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Slovenia","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","26 July 2018","","978-92-9470-346-0","10.2839/04690","","

Many women victims of intimate partner violence in the EU Member States remain unprotected. Perpetrators often go unpunished due to inadequate law enforcement approaches, which do not align with international human rights treaties. A gender-neutral approach to the law, coupled with the unavailability of data and existing stereotypes result in the denial of violence against women and its tolerance or normalisation.

States must ensure that they carry out the due diligence principle to investigate and punish acts of violence and provide compensation to victims. Improving data collection and providing comprehensive and reliable administrative data is crucial to monitor the police and justice sectors’ response to violence against women.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2017.7334_en_03_slovenia.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-slovenia"
"Data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Greece","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","26 July 2018","","978-92-9470-638-6","10.2839/10721","","

Many women victims of intimate partner violence in the EU Member States remain unprotected. Perpetrators often go unpunished due to inadequate law enforcement approaches, which do not align with international human rights treaties. A gender-neutral approach to the law, coupled with the unavailability of data and existing stereotypes result in the denial of violence against women and its tolerance or normalisation.

States must ensure that they carry out the due diligence principle to investigate and punish acts of violence and provide compensation to victims. Improving data collection and providing comprehensive and reliable administrative data is crucial to monitor the police and justice sectors’ response to violence against women.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20185769_mh0318369enn_pdf1.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-greece"
"Data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Slovakia","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","26 July 2018","","978-92-9470-348-4","10.2839/92036","","

Many women victims of intimate partner violence in the EU Member States remain unprotected. Perpetrators often go unpunished due to inadequate law enforcement approaches, which do not align with international human rights treaties. A gender-neutral approach to the law, coupled with the unavailability of data and existing stereotypes result in the denial of violence against women and its tolerance or normalisation.

States must ensure that they carry out the due diligence principle to investigate and punish acts of violence and provide compensation to victims. Improving data collection and providing comprehensive and reliable administrative data is crucial to monitor the police and justice sectors’ response to violence against women.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2017.7335_en_03_slovakia.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-slovakia"
"Data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Spain","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","26 July 2018","","978-92-9470-302-6","10.2839/260597","","

Many women victims of intimate partner violence in the EU Member States remain unprotected. Perpetrators often go unpunished due to inadequate law enforcement approaches, which do not align with international human rights treaties. A gender-neutral approach to the law, coupled with the unavailability of data and existing stereotypes result in the denial of violence against women and its tolerance or normalisation.

States must ensure that they carry out the due diligence principle to investigate and punish acts of violence and provide compensation to victims. Improving data collection and providing comprehensive and reliable administrative data is crucial to monitor the police and justice sectors’ response to violence against women.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2017.7320_en_03_spain.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-spain"
"Data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Finland","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","26 July 2018","","978-92-9470-350-7","10.2839/505442","","

Many women victims of intimate partner violence in the EU Member States remain unprotected. Perpetrators often go unpunished due to inadequate law enforcement approaches, which do not align with international human rights treaties. A gender-neutral approach to the law, coupled with the unavailability of data and existing stereotypes result in the denial of violence against women and its tolerance or normalisation.

States must ensure that they carry out the due diligence principle to investigate and punish acts of violence and provide compensation to victims. Improving data collection and providing comprehensive and reliable administrative data is crucial to monitor the police and justice sectors’ response to violence against women.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2017.7336_en_03_finland.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-finland"
"Data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: France","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","26 July 2018","","978-92-9470-306-4","10.2839/49650","","

Many women victims of intimate partner violence in the EU Member States remain unprotected. Perpetrators often go unpunished due to inadequate law enforcement approaches, which do not align with international human rights treaties. A gender-neutral approach to the law, coupled with the unavailability of data and existing stereotypes result in the denial of violence against women and its tolerance or normalisation.

States must ensure that they carry out the due diligence principle to investigate and punish acts of violence and provide compensation to victims. Improving data collection and providing comprehensive and reliable administrative data is crucial to monitor the police and justice sectors’ response to violence against women.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2017.7321_en_03_france.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-france"
"Data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Sweden","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","26 July 2018","","978-92-9470-353-8","10.2839/878557","","

Many women victims of intimate partner violence in the EU Member States remain unprotected. Perpetrators often go unpunished due to inadequate law enforcement approaches, which do not align with international human rights treaties. A gender-neutral approach to the law, coupled with the unavailability of data and existing stereotypes result in the denial of violence against women and its tolerance or normalisation.

States must ensure that they carry out the due diligence principle to investigate and punish acts of violence and provide compensation to victims. Improving data collection and providing comprehensive and reliable administrative data is crucial to monitor the police and justice sectors’ response to violence against women.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2017.7337_en_03_sweden.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-sweden"
"Data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Croatia","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","26 July 2018","","978-92-9470-652-2","10.2839/413019","","

Many women victims of intimate partner violence in the EU Member States remain unprotected. Perpetrators often go unpunished due to inadequate law enforcement approaches, which do not align with international human rights treaties. A gender-neutral approach to the law, coupled with the unavailability of data and existing stereotypes result in the denial of violence against women and its tolerance or normalisation.

States must ensure that they carry out the due diligence principle to investigate and punish acts of violence and provide compensation to victims. Improving data collection and providing comprehensive and reliable administrative data is crucial to monitor the police and justice sectors’ response to violence against women.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20185772_mh0318370enn_pdf1.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-croatia"
"Data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: United Kingdom","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","26 July 2018","","978-92-9470-354-5","10.2839/84188","","

Many women victims of intimate partner violence in the EU Member States remain unprotected. Perpetrators often go unpunished due to inadequate law enforcement approaches, which do not align with international human rights treaties. A gender-neutral approach to the law, coupled with the unavailability of data and existing stereotypes result in the denial of violence against women and its tolerance or normalisation.

States must ensure that they carry out the due diligence principle to investigate and punish acts of violence and provide compensation to victims. Improving data collection and providing comprehensive and reliable administrative data is crucial to monitor the police and justice sectors’ response to violence against women.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2017.7338_en_03_united_kingdom.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-united-kingdom"
"Data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Italy","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","26 July 2018","","978-92-9470-314-9","10.2839/495232","","

Many women victims of intimate partner violence in the EU Member States remain unprotected. Perpetrators often go unpunished due to inadequate law enforcement approaches, which do not align with international human rights treaties. A gender-neutral approach to the law, coupled with the unavailability of data and existing stereotypes result in the denial of violence against women and its tolerance or normalisation.

States must ensure that they carry out the due diligence principle to investigate and punish acts of violence and provide compensation to victims. Improving data collection and providing comprehensive and reliable administrative data is crucial to monitor the police and justice sectors’ response to violence against women.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2017.7323_en_03_italy.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-italy"
"Data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Cyprus","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","26 July 2018","","978-92-9470-318-7","10.2839/514067","","

Many women victims of intimate partner violence in the EU Member States remain unprotected. Perpetrators often go unpunished due to inadequate law enforcement approaches, which do not align with international human rights treaties. A gender-neutral approach to the law, coupled with the unavailability of data and existing stereotypes result in the denial of violence against women and its tolerance or normalisation.

States must ensure that they carry out the due diligence principle to investigate and punish acts of violence and provide compensation to victims. Improving data collection and providing comprehensive and reliable administrative data is crucial to monitor the police and justice sectors’ response to violence against women.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2017.7324_en_03_cyprus.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-cyprus"
"Data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Latvia","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","26 July 2018","","978-92-9470-323-1","10.2839/69311","","

Many women victims of intimate partner violence in the EU Member States remain unprotected. Perpetrators often go unpunished due to inadequate law enforcement approaches, which do not align with international human rights treaties. A gender-neutral approach to the law, coupled with the unavailability of data and existing stereotypes result in the denial of violence against women and its tolerance or normalisation.

States must ensure that they carry out the due diligence principle to investigate and punish acts of violence and provide compensation to victims. Improving data collection and providing comprehensive and reliable administrative data is crucial to monitor the police and justice sectors’ response to violence against women.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2017.7325_en_03_latvia.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-latvia"
"Data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Lithuania","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","26 July 2018","","978-92-9470-327-9","10.2839/352004","","

Many women victims of intimate partner violence in the EU Member States remain unprotected. Perpetrators often go unpunished due to inadequate law enforcement approaches, which do not align with international human rights treaties. A gender-neutral approach to the law, coupled with the unavailability of data and existing stereotypes result in the denial of violence against women and its tolerance or normalisation.

States must ensure that they carry out the due diligence principle to investigate and punish acts of violence and provide compensation to victims. Improving data collection and providing comprehensive and reliable administrative data is crucial to monitor the police and justice sectors’ response to violence against women.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2017.7326_en_03_lithuania.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-lithuania"
"Data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Luxembourg","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","26 July 2018","","978-92-9470-649-2","10.2839/217452","","

Many women victims of intimate partner violence in the EU Member States remain unprotected. Perpetrators often go unpunished due to inadequate law enforcement approaches, which do not align with international human rights treaties. A gender-neutral approach to the law, coupled with the unavailability of data and existing stereotypes result in the denial of violence against women and its tolerance or normalisation.

States must ensure that they carry out the due diligence principle to investigate and punish acts of violence and provide compensation to victims. Improving data collection and providing comprehensive and reliable administrative data is crucial to monitor the police and justice sectors’ response to violence against women.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20185771_mh0318368enn_pdf1.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-luxembourg"
"Data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Hungary","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","26 July 2018","","978-92-9470-337-8","10.2839/763545","","

Many women victims of intimate partner violence in the EU Member States remain unprotected. Perpetrators often go unpunished due to inadequate law enforcement approaches, which do not align with international human rights treaties. A gender-neutral approach to the law, coupled with the unavailability of data and existing stereotypes result in the denial of violence against women and its tolerance or normalisation.

States must ensure that they carry out the due diligence principle to investigate and punish acts of violence and provide compensation to victims. Improving data collection and providing comprehensive and reliable administrative data is crucial to monitor the police and justice sectors’ response to violence against women.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2017.7328_en_03_hungary.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-hungary"
"Data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Malta","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","26 July 2018","","978-92-9470-334-7","10.2839/38128","","

Many women victims of intimate partner violence in the EU Member States remain unprotected. Perpetrators often go unpunished due to inadequate law enforcement approaches, which do not align with international human rights treaties. A gender-neutral approach to the law, coupled with the unavailability of data and existing stereotypes result in the denial of violence against women and its tolerance or normalisation.

States must ensure that they carry out the due diligence principle to investigate and punish acts of violence and provide compensation to victims. Improving data collection and providing comprehensive and reliable administrative data is crucial to monitor the police and justice sectors’ response to violence against women.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2017.7329_en_03_malta.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-malta"
"Data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Netherlands","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","26 July 2018","","978-92-9470-338-5","10.2839/881488","","

Many women victims of intimate partner violence in the EU Member States remain unprotected. Perpetrators often go unpunished due to inadequate law enforcement approaches, which do not align with international human rights treaties. A gender-neutral approach to the law, coupled with the unavailability of data and existing stereotypes result in the denial of violence against women and its tolerance or normalisation.

States must ensure that they carry out the due diligence principle to investigate and punish acts of violence and provide compensation to victims. Improving data collection and providing comprehensive and reliable administrative data is crucial to monitor the police and justice sectors’ response to violence against women.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2017.7330_en_03_netherlands.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-netherlands"
"Indicators on intimate partner violence and rape for the police and justice sectors","Publications","Gender-based violence","","EIGE","24 July 2018","","978-92-9470-533-4","","","

Several international and EU commitments emphasise the need to tackle violence against women in general, and intimate partner violence in particular.

Both the Victims’ Rights Directive and the Istanbul Convention emphasise the need to have comparative and high-quality data on specific forms of violence against women and request data collection from administrative sources in order to monitor their implementation.

Against this background, EIGE has developed a short list of 13 indicators to support Member States in meeting the minimum requirements of the Victims’ Rights Directive and the Istanbul Convention and to guide data collection by the police and justice sectors across the EU. Such efforts to standardise the practice of reporting will prove extremely useful in the long run. They also place necessary focus on intimate partner violence, which would otherwise remain unexamined as a phenomenon in itself.

Many women victims of intimate partner violence in the EU Member States remain unprotected. Perpetrators often go unpunished due to inadequate law enforcement approaches, which do not align with international human rights treaties. A gender-neutral approach to the law, coupled with the unavailability of data and existing stereotypes result in the denial of violence against women and its tolerance or normalisation.

States must ensure that they carry out the due diligence principle to investigate and punish acts of violence and provide compensation to victims. Improving data collection and providing comprehensive and reliable administrative data is crucial to monitor the police and justice sectors’ response to violence against women.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2017.7316_en_03_germany.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-germany"
"Data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Estonia","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","20 July 2018","","978-92-9470-329-3","10.2839/30514","","

Many women victims of intimate partner violence in the EU Member States remain unprotected. Perpetrators often go unpunished due to inadequate law enforcement approaches, which do not align with international human rights treaties. A gender-neutral approach to the law, coupled with the unavailability of data and existing stereotypes result in the denial of violence against women and its tolerance or normalisation.

States must ensure that they carry out the due diligence principle to investigate and punish acts of violence and provide compensation to victims. Improving data collection and providing comprehensive and reliable administrative data is crucial to monitor the police and justice sectors’ response to violence against women.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2017.7317_en_03_estonia.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-estonia"
"Data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Austria","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","20 July 2018","","978-92-9470-304-0","10.2839/59768","","

Many women victims of intimate partner violence in the EU Member States remain unprotected. Perpetrators often go unpunished due to inadequate law enforcement approaches, which do not align with international human rights treaties. A gender-neutral approach to the law, coupled with the unavailability of data and existing stereotypes result in the denial of violence against women and its tolerance or normalisation.

States must ensure that they carry out the due diligence principle to investigate and punish acts of violence and provide compensation to victims. Improving data collection and providing comprehensive and reliable administrative data is crucial to monitor the police and justice sectors’ response to violence against women.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2017.7311_en_03_austria.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-austria"
"Data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Belgium","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","20 July 2018","","978-92-9470-308-8","10.2839/201261","","

Many women victims of intimate partner violence in the EU Member States remain unprotected. Perpetrators often go unpunished due to inadequate law enforcement approaches, which do not align with international human rights treaties. A gender-neutral approach to the law, coupled with the unavailability of data and existing stereotypes result in the denial of violence against women and its tolerance or normalisation.

States must ensure that they carry out the due diligence principle to investigate and punish acts of violence and provide compensation to victims. Improving data collection and providing comprehensive and reliable administrative data is crucial to monitor the police and justice sectors’ response to violence against women.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2017.7312_en_03_belgium.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-belgium"
"Data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Bulgaria","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","20 July 2018","","978-92-9470-312-5","10.2839/36133","","

Many women victims of intimate partner violence in the EU Member States remain unprotected. Perpetrators often go unpunished due to inadequate law enforcement approaches, which do not align with international human rights treaties. A gender-neutral approach to the law, coupled with the unavailability of data and existing stereotypes result in the denial of violence against women and its tolerance or normalisation.

States must ensure that they carry out the due diligence principle to investigate and punish acts of violence and provide compensation to victims. Improving data collection and providing comprehensive and reliable administrative data is crucial to monitor the police and justice sectors’ response to violence against women.

Many women victims of intimate partner violence in the EU Member States remain unprotected. Perpetrators often go unpunished due to inadequate law enforcement approaches, which do not align with international human rights treaties. A gender-neutral approach to the law, coupled with the unavailability of data and existing stereotypes result in the denial of violence against women and its tolerance or normalisation.

States must ensure that they carry out the due diligence principle to investigate and punish acts of violence and provide compensation to victims. Improving data collection and providing comprehensive and reliable administrative data is crucial to monitor the police and justice sectors’ response to violence against women.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2017.7314_en_03_czech_republic.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-czech-republic"
"Data collection on intimate partner violence by the police and justice sectors: Denmark","Publications","Data collection on violence against women, Gender-based violence","","EIGE","20 July 2018","","978-92-9470-321-7","10.2839/811692","","

Many women victims of intimate partner violence in the EU Member States remain unprotected. Perpetrators often go unpunished due to inadequate law enforcement approaches, which do not align with international human rights treaties. A gender-neutral approach to the law, coupled with the unavailability of data and existing stereotypes result in the denial of violence against women and its tolerance or normalisation.

States must ensure that they carry out the due diligence principle to investigate and punish acts of violence and provide compensation to victims. Improving data collection and providing comprehensive and reliable administrative data is crucial to monitor the police and justice sectors’ response to violence against women.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2017.7315_en_03_denmark.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/data-collection-intimate-partner-violence-police-and-justice-sectors-denmark"
"Study in the EU: Set apart by gender","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action, Gender Mainstreaming","B. Education and Training of Women","EIGE","13 July 2018","","978-92-9470-547-1","10.2839/229433","","

About half of EU students graduate in two main fields of education. In both of them, the lack of one gender is striking. Almost a quarter of students (24 %) graduate in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects and most of them are men.

The other big study field is education, health and welfare (EHW) with one fifth (19 %) of all EU graduates. Subjects in this field are equally unbalanced, but to the other extreme. For example, men account for only 19 % of education graduates.

The reasons behind this segregation largely come down to gender stereotypes that influence subject choices and career aspirations for girls and boys. Education systems and the wider societal context (e.g. job prospects) also have a strong impact on their educational choices.

Use EIGE’s Gender-sensitive Parliaments online tool to see how responsive your parliament is to the different needs of women and men. Find out what changes are needed to make your parliament more gender-sensitive.

Further information

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/eige-parliament_tool-info-final.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/infographic-your-parliament-gender-sensitive"
"The EU justice and home affairs agencies 2018","Publications","","","","18 June 2018","","","","","

The JHA network has an important role to play in Europe. Their work helps ensure that the EU is well equipped to deal with security, justice, fundamental rights and gender equality.

The agencies work on a wide range of important areas, including migration and border management, drug trafficking and combating organised crime, human trafficking and gender equality. Since these areas have a lot in common, the network was established to make use of the synergies and share information.

Further information

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/jha_agencies.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/eu-justice-and-home-affairs-agencies-2018"
"Let’s put an end to gender-based violence","Publications","Gender-based violence","","EIGE","14 June 2018","","978-92-9470-299-9","10.2839/31119","","

The EU’s signing of the Istanbul Convention on 13 June 2017 was a significant milestone during a year of actions focused on combating violence against women. Yet despite this progress, it remains one of the most widespread and damaging manifestations of gender inequality.

By providing critical research and expertise, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is helping the EU and its Member States to understand the scale of the problem and ultimately eradicate it.

This booklet highlights some of EIGE’s recent work on violence against women, from insights on the emerging trend of cyber violence, to looking at how far EU laws protect victims of trafficking. We hope that EIGE’s research helps to build a Europe where women and girls can live free from violence and abuse.

In national parliaments across the EU, women make up less than a third of parliamentarians. This is bound to have an impact on parliamentary decisions. One way to balance the decision-making power in Europe is to have more gender-sensitive parliaments.

Parliaments not only make laws but they are also working places. Like other organisations, they have their own rules, customs and ways of working. These all need to consider the different needs of both women and men, who might have different opportunities to enter the parliament or influence decision-making.

The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has developed a tool to help parliaments assess their organisation and working procedures and see how gender sensitive they are. To determine the level of gender equality in your parliament, you first need to collect facts. The tool can help you find out its strengths and weaknesses. With this knowledge, you will know what you would need to change to make your parliament more gender equal.

Further information

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2018.2864_en.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/how-gender-equal-your-parliament-find-out-our-gender-sensitive-parliaments-tool"
"Recommendations for the EU to improve data collection on intimate partner violence","Publications","Gender-based violence","","EIGE","01 June 2018","","978-92-9470-539-6","10.2839/523664","","

The following recommendations aim to support Member States in their efforts to improve administrative data collection on intimate partner violence. Reliable, systematic and comparable data on intimate partner violence (IPV) is necessary to measure the extent, dynamics and consequences of this form of violence against women.

In order to improve the reliability and comparability of data on intimate partner violence, EIGE provides four recommendations to:

Improve the overall quality and reliability of data;

Improve data availability (existing data and potential new datasets);

Increase the comparability of data;

Improve data accessibility.

Further information

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20181831_mh0218379enn_pdf.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/recommendations-eu-improve-data-collection-intimate-partner-violence"
"Study and work in the EU: set apart by gender: Report","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","F. Women and the economy","EIGE","22 March 2018","","978-92-9493-894-7","10.2839/595585","","

Review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU Member States

Gender segregation is a deeply entrenched feature of education systems and occupations across the EU. It refers to the concentration of one gender in certain fields of education or occupations (horizontal segregation) or the concentration of one gender in certain grades, levels of responsibility or positions (vertical segregation). Gender segregation narrows life choices, education and employment options, leads to unequal pay, further reinforces gender stereotypes and limits access to certain jobs while also perpetuating unequal gender power relations in the public and private spheres.

Following the request of the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU (2017), the present report explores the progress made between 2004 and 2015 in breaking gender segregation in education, training and the labour market in the EU. The report draws on a number of varied data sources, including Unesco-OECD-Eurostat (UOE), the European Labour Force Survey (LFS), Eurofound’s European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) and the European Skills and Jobs Survey (ESJS) of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop).

The Gender Equality Index is a composite indicator that measures the complex concept of gender equality and, based on the EU policy framework, assists in monitoring progress of gender equality across the EU over time.

The release conference on 11 October in Brussels brought together around 300 decision-makers and practitioners to discuss the findings of the Gender Equality Index 2017. The presentations looked at recent trends and sought solutions to gender inequalities in the current political and economic context.

The Gender Equality Index is a composite indicator that measures the complex concept of gender equality and, based on the EU policy framework, assists in monitoring progress of gender equality across the EU over time.

Further information

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/eige_index_2017_infographics.zipEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/gender-equality-index-2017-infographics"
"EIGE Newsletter: Special Edition on Violence against Women","Publications","Gender-based violence","","EIGE","20 December 2017","","978-92-9470-273-9","10.2839/773418","","

This thematic newsletter highlights some of EIGE’s recent work on violence against women, from insights on the emerging trend of cyber violence, to looking at how far EU laws protect victims of trafficking.

This report lays the ground for the establishment of a measure of violence against women through the use of harmonised definitions and indicators on rape, femicide and intimate partner violence. The proposed definitions and indicators will guide methods of data collection across the 28 EU Member States in a way that ensures the reliability and comparability of data. The definitions and indicators were developed to facilitate the monitoring requirements Member States face today on violence against women, in particular under the Victims’ Rights Directive and the Istanbul Convention. In this way they can be considered as useful instruments supporting Member States to respond to requests for data on violence against women.

The scope of the report is on reported violence obtained through administrative data sources, as they are the most relevant for assessing institutions’ response to violence against women. The report focuses on improving administrative data collection on the three most serious forms of violence against women: rape, femicide and intimate partner violence. The main sectors considered are police and justice, as they hold the highest potential to improve the availability and comparability of data on these forms of violence among Member States.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/ti_pubpdf_mh0116141enn_pdfweb_20171204114037_0.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/terminology-and-indicators-data-collection-rape-femicide-and-intimate-partner-violence-report"
"Gender Equality in Academia and Research: GEAR Tool - Guide to Structural Change in Academia and Research Organisations","Publications","Gender Mainstreaming","","","24 November 2017","","978-92-9493-642-4","10.2839/649055","","

Below are 23 translations of the chapter ""Guide to Structural Change in Academia and Research Organisations"" of EIGE's Gender Equality in Academia and Research (GEAR) tool. To read the original English chapter, see the complete GEAR tool.

Institutional change is a strategy aimed at removing the obstacles to gender equality that are inherent in the research system itself, and at adapting institutional practices. Within an institutional change approach, the focus is on the organisation.

Below are 23 translations of the chapter ""Structural change in the research area"" of EIGE's Gender Equality in Academia and Research (GEAR) tool. To read the original English chapter, see the complete GEAR tool.

Institutional change is a strategy aimed at removing the obstacles to gender equality that are inherent in the research system itself, and at adapting institutional practices. Within an institutional change approach, the focus is on the organisation.

Eradicating gender-based violence against women is a priority of the European Union (EU) and its Member States. This commitment is affirmed in the main EU gender equality policy documents, most recently by the EU signing the leading regional legal instrument on gender-based violence: the Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention).

Gender inequalities are both the cause and enabling context of violence against women. Eliminating it is a profound, but also evolving, political challenge that requires addressing the unequal social, political and economic power held by women and men.

Over the past decade, progress towards gender equality in the EU has been rather slow. With an average Gender Equality Index score of 66.2 out of 100 in 2015, the EU has large room for improvement. In nearly all Member States, the notable driver of progress has been a better balance of women and men in decision-making.

Violence against women is included in the Gender Equality Index as a satellite domain. It means that the score for violence does not impact the final score of the Gender Equality Index. However, the violence dimension needs to be considered alongside other domains, as violence against women reflects persisting inequalities in the fields of work, health, money, power, education and time use.

Gender-based violence against women is rooted in historically unequal power relations between women and men, which leads to oppressive patterns of coercive control of men over women. It is the most pervasive gender inequality of our time, undermining women’s dignity and integrity, and imposing serious harm on families, communities and societies.

The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has incorporated violence against women in its Gender Equality Index as a satellite domain. The index is a monitoring tool that provides a measure of the attainment of gender equality and assists in monitoring progress of gender equality across the EU over time.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/mh0217332enn.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/gender-equality-index-2017-measurement-framework-of-violence-against-women"
"Work in the EU: women and men at opposite ends","Publications","Gender Mainstreaming","","EIGE","17 November 2017","","MH-05-17-163-EN-N","10.2839/443173","","

Still today, gender is a defining factor in the EU labor market that divides the workforce. This leads to the untapped potential of talent, unmet aspirations and lost opportunities for women, men and society at large. In all EU Member States, men dominate specific fields such as engineering and technology but are not present in others, such as teaching and care work. Gender divisions in the labour market extend to the distribution of leadership positions, career advancement possibilities, allocation of job tasks or income.

Further reading

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/work_in_the_eu_-_women_and_men_at_opposite_ends.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/work-eu-women-and-men-opposite-ends"
"Members of the Management Board and Experts’ Forum of the European Institute for Gender Equality","Publications","","","EIGE","08 November 2017","EIGE","978-92-9470-291-3","10.2839/064833","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/eige_brochure_updated_final_version_2017.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/members-management-board-and-experts-forum-european-institute-gender-equality"
"Gender Equality Index 2017: Methodological Report","Publications","Gender Equality Index","","EIGE","31 October 2017","","978-92-9493-770-4","10.2839/3514","","

The Gender Equality Index is a comprehensive measure for monitoring progress in gender equality across the EU over time. It measures gender gaps and takes into account the context and different levels of achievement of Member States across a range of relevant policy areas. It shows the different outcomes of EU and national policies for women and men and contributes to the development and implementation of evidence-based policymaking in the area of gender equality. The Gender Equality Index 2017 provides scores for 2005, 2010, 2012 and 2015.

This report gives a specific focus to describing the methodology underpinning the Gender Equality Index. It presents the different steps taken in the computation of the Gender Equality Index 2017 as well as the changes made to the methodological and measurement framework in the process of updating the Index.

Section 1 provides a brief overview of the main steps in building the Gender Equality Index.

Section 2 presents in greater depth the steps taken and the methodological considerations and choices that were made during the development and calculation of the core Gender Equality Index.

The satellite domains and their links to the Gender Equality Index are presented in Section 3.

An extensive list of annexes provides important data and information in relation to the calculation of the Gender Equality Index based on data of 2005, 2010, 2012 and 2015.

Gender equality is a fundamental value of the European Union and is essential for its development, growth and cohesion. As such, measuring progress in gender equality is an integral part of effective policymaking. Since its launch in 2013, the Gender Equality Index of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has been recognised for its notable contribution to policy debates and increased awareness about gender equality at the EU and national levels.

The Gender Equality Index is a composite indicator that measures the complex concept of gender equality. It is a comprehensive measure for assessing the state of art and monitoring progress in gender equality across the EU over time. The Index relies on a conceptual framework that embraces different theoretical approaches to gender equality and integrates key gender equality issues within the EU policy framework (EIGE, 2013). It offers an easy-to-interpret measure for gender equality, indicating how far (or close) the EU and its Member States are from achieving gender equality. To this end, it measures gender gaps and takes into account the context and different levels of achievement of Member States.

Since the Index considers gaps that are to the detriment of either women or men as being equally problematic, a high overall score reflects both small (or absent) gender gaps and a good situation for all (e.g. good quality of work of both women and men). Finally, it suggests the different outcomes of EU and national policies for women and men and supports the development and implementation of evidence-based policymaking in the area of gender equality.

Gender equality is a fundamental value of the European Union and is essential for its development, growth and cohesion. As such, measuring progress in gender equality is an integral part of effective policymaking. Since its launch in 2013, the Gender Equality Index of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has been recognised for its notable contribution to policy debates and increased awareness about gender equality at the EU and national levels.

The Gender Equality Index is a composite indicator that measures the complex concept of gender equality. It is a comprehensive measure for assessing the state of art and monitoring progress in gender equality across the EU over time. The Index relies on a conceptual framework that embraces different theoretical approaches to gender equality and integrates key gender equality issues within the EU policy framework (EIGE, 2013). It offers an easy-to-interpret measure for gender equality, indicating how far (or close) the EU and its Member States are from achieving gender equality. To this end, it measures gender gaps and takes into account the context and different levels of achievement of Member States.

This report documents the third edition of the Gender Equality Index of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE). Since its launch in 2013, the Gender Equality Index has been recognised for its notable contribution to policy debates and increased awareness about gender equality at the EU and national levels.

The Index is a comprehensive measure for assessing the state of the art and monitoring progress in gender equality across the EU over time. The third edition provides scores for 2005, 2010, 2012 and 2015. It relies on a conceptual framework that embraces different theoretical approaches to gender equality and integrates key gender equality issues within the EU policy framework.

The Index measures gender gaps and takes into account the context and different levels of achievement of Member States within a range of relevant policy areas: work, money, knowledge, time, power and health. Additionally, it gives insights into violence against women and intersecting inequalities. It shows the different outcomes of EU and national policies for women and men and supports the development and implementation of evidence-based policymaking in the area of gender equality.

""Gender budgeting is not a special approach to budgeting or even an add-on to budgeting. Rather, gender budgeting is an approach to budgeting that can improve it, when fiscal policies and administrative procedures are structured to address gender inequality and women’s development needs. When properly done, one can say that gender budgeting is good budgeting"" (Stotsky, 2016)

The Council of Europe defines gender budgeting as a ‘gender- based assessment of budgets incorporating a gender perspective at all levels of the budgetary process and restructuring revenues and expenditures in order to promote gender equality’.

The purpose of gender budgeting is threefold:

to promote accountability and transparency in fiscal planning;

to increase gender responsive participation in the budget process, for example by undertaking steps to involve women and men equally in budget preparation;

Decision-making in the finance sector is largely dominated by men. Men take important decisions that influence overall economic development, monetary stability, employment and growth — all factors which touch the lives of women and men in different ways. Challenging these gender inequalities will be necessary to achieve the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy on smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.

Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and that status reflects the unequal distribution of social, political and economic power between women and men in society.

The collection of data on the prevalence of rape and intimate partner violence (IPV) is key to establishing and evaluating effective prevention measures. Detailed, accurate and comprehensive data is required to measure the magnitude and dimensions of violence against women, and to monitor changes over time.

Further information

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2017.5129_mh0117801enn_pdfweb_20170914152334.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/note-prevalence-surveys-rape-and-intimate-partner-violence-eu-28"
"Economic benefits of gender equality in the EU: How the evidence was produced: the theoretical framework and model","Publications","Gender Mainstreaming","","EIGE","10 August 2017","Publications Office of the European Union","978-92-9493-748-3","10.2839/923228","","

The study on the economic benefits of gender equality is unique in the EU context. It is the first of its kind to use a robust econometric model to estimate a broad range of macroeconomic benefits of gender equality in several broad policy areas such as education, labour market activity and wages. It also considers the demographic consequences of such improvements. There is no previous study that has attempted econometric modelling of such a broad range of impacts of gender equality in the EU.

Further information

","https://publications.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/7262ac68-78c1-11e7-b2f2-01aa75ed71a1/language-en/format-PDF/source-34092522","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/2017.2086_mh0117096enn_pdfweb_20170803125843.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/economic-benefits-gender-equality-eu-how-evidence-was-produced-theoretical-framework-and-model"
"Economic benefits of gender equality How the evidence was produced: briefing paper on the theoretical framework and model","Publications","Gender Mainstreaming","","EIGE","10 August 2017","Publications Office of the European Union","978-92-9493-738-4","10.2839/970626","","

The study on the economic benefits of gender equality is unique in the EU context. It is the first of its kind to use a robust econometric model to estimate a broad range of macroeconomic benefits of gender equality in several broad policy areas such as education, labour market activity and wages. It also considers the demographic consequences of such improvements. There is no previous study that has attempted econometric modelling of such a broad range of impacts of gender equality in the EU.

The methodological approach of this study involved three key steps, as shown in Figure 1.1.

To analyse how gender equality measures can contribute to economic growth in the EU, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) studied the impacts of reducing gender inequalities in areas relevant from a macroeconomic perspective: STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education, labour market activity and pay. It also considered the demographic changes when these gender gaps are reduced.

The study on the economic benefits of gender equality is the first of its kind to use a robust econometric model to estimate a broad range of macroeconomic benefits of gender equality at EU level.

The overall results show that improvements in gender equality would lead to:

a large increase in the number of jobs that would benefit both women and men;

up to 10.5 million additional jobs by 2050, many of which would be filled by women;

Getting more women into STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education will have a positive impact on economic growth in the European Union. However, despite good employment opportunities and highly productive jobs in this area, there is currently a low proportion of women studying and graduating in STEM subjects.

A study from the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) on the ‘economic benefits of gender equality’ puts forth robust new evidence showing the positive impacts of reducing gender inequalities in education in developed countries.

Increasing women’s participation in the work force and closing the pay gap between women and men will have a positive impact on economic growth in the European Union. Despite recent improvements, there are still persistent gender gaps in labour market activity and pay, which result in lower employment rates for women, potentially limiting EU growth. Addressing these issues is crucial to meet the Europe 2020 target to achieve an overall employment rate of women and men of at least 75 % by 2020.

A study from the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) on the ‘economic benefits of gender equality’ puts forth robust evidence showing the positive impacts of reducing gender inequalities in the labour market.

Gender equality measures that can reduce gender gaps include:

providing childcare and other care provision;

changes in parental leave pay and conditions;

promotion and support of part‑time and flexible working arrangements;

legal provisions and policies regarding equal pay and working conditions;

The increasing reach of the internet, the rapid spread of mobile information, and the widespread use of social media, coupled with the existing pandemic of violence against women and girls (VAWG), has led to the emergence of cyber VAWG as a growing global problem with potentially significant economic and societal consequences.

Research shows that one in three women will have experienced a form of violence in her lifetime, and despite the relatively new and growing phenomenon of internet connectivity, it is estimated that one in ten women have already experienced a form of cyber violence since the age of 15. Access to the internet is fast becoming a necessity for economic well-being, and is increasingly viewed as a fundamental human right; therefore it is crucial to ensure that this digital public space is a safe and empowering place for everyone, including women and girls.

In order to better understand the nature and prevalence of cyber VAWG, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has recently conducted desk research that aimed to identify and analyse the existing research on different forms of cyber VAWG and assess the availability of survey and administrative data on the phenomenon. The findings of this research and the resulting recommendations form the basis of this paper.

EU agencies are an important part of the European Union that work on a variety of matters affecting the daily lives of both women and men.

Each agency is governed by a management board, responsible for ensuring that the agency fulfils its mandate. Board members are usually representatives of the Member States, European Commission and European Parliament, or other agencies.

Despite the EU’s commitment to gender equality in decision-making, the management boards of EU agencies are seriously lacking in gender balance. Only one in three boards are chaired by a woman, and when it comes to members, the ratio of women to men is even lower.

The Glossary of definitions of rape, femicide and intimate partner violence has been prepared within the scope of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) ""Study on terminology and indicators for data collection on rape, femicide and intimate partner violence"". The Glossary provides a detailed overview of the identified European, international and national definitions of rape, femicide and IPV and presents the definitions proposed for the three forms of violence with the aim of developing comparable definitions for statistical purposes. The increased harmonisation of data collection of the three forms of violence will eventually allow for a comparison of scope and trends between the Member States, something which is crucial for EU policy development in combating VAW.

Further information

","https://publications.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/07fc474a-4b2b-11e7-aea8-01aa75ed71a1/language-en/format-PDF/source-32403332","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/ti_pubpdf_mh0417297enn_pdfweb_20170602161141.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/glossary-definitions-rape-femicide-and-intimate-partner-violence"
"Economic Benefits of Gender Equality in the EU: EU and EU Member States overviews","Publications","Gender Mainstreaming","","","02 June 2017","","978-92-9493-202-0","10.2839/782022","","

In 2015-2016, the European Institute for Gender Equality commissioned research to assess how improvements in gender equality can contribute to sustainable, inclusive and smart economic growth of the EU. The main purpose of the country case overviews is to identify economic impacts of gender equality that can be modelled at macroeconomic level.

Further information

","https://publications.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/f00dcaae-3f62-11e7-a08e-01aa75ed71a1/language-en/format-PDF/source-32403311","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/ti_pubpdf_mh0116183enn_pdfweb_20170518162039.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/economic-benefits-gender-equality-eu-eu-and-eu-member-states-overviews"
"The European Pillar of Social Rights as an Opportunity for Gender Equality in the EU: EIGE’s Recommendations","Publications","","","EIGE","22 May 2017","EIGE","978-92-9493-893-0","10.2839/78384","","

The European Pillar of Social Rights is an opportunity for the EU to design and implement sustainable and effective policies that benefit all - women and men. Setting and reaching gender-specific targets can facilitate closing gender gaps, achieving a fairer society and it can also contribute to growth and more effective economies.

This note sets out recommendations from the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) on the European Pillar of Social Rights. It identifies:

three general principles the Pillar would benefit from;

gender equality as a specific goal of the Pillar;

examples of gender mainstreaming.

The recommendations reflect on a wider EIGE consultation with its Experts’ Forum – a consultative EIGE body – which is composed of members from the competent bodies on gender equality from every Member State of the European Union, representatives of the European Parliament, Civil Society Organisations and European Social Partners.

Further information

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/new_the_european_pillar_of_social_rights_as_an_opportunity_for_gender_equality.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/european-pillar-social-rights-opportunity-gender-equality-eu-eiges-recommendations"
"Economic benefits of gender equality in the European Union: Literature review: existing evidence and methodological approaches","Publications","Gender Mainstreaming","","EIGE","18 May 2017","EIGE","978-92-9493-196-2","10.2839/736676","","

In 2015-2016, the European Institute for Gender Equality commissioned research to assess how improvements in gender equality can contribute to sustainable, inclusive and smart economic growth of the EU. This study is unique in the EU context, as it uses a robust econometric model to estimate economic impacts of improved gender equality in several broad areas such as education, labour market activity and wages. It also considers the demographic impact of such improvements. This literature review presents the existing evidence and methodological approaches for assessing the role of gender equality in connection with economic growth.

Further information

","https://publications.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/8ccc8269-3f61-11e7-a08e-01aa75ed71a1/language-en/format-PDF/source-32403292","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/ti_pubpdf_mh0116176enn_pdfweb_20170516164243.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/economic-benefits-gender-equality-european-union-literature-review-existing-evidence-and-methodological-approaches"
"Gender equality in political decision‑making","Publications","","G. Women in Power and Decision-making","EIGE","17 May 2017","EIGE","978-92-9493-013-2","10.2839/357142","","

Equal participation of women and men in politics is an important condition for effective democracy and good governance. Apart from strengthening and enhancing the democratic system, the participation of more women in political decision‑making has many positive effects on society that can help improve the lives of women and men. Benefits include more equitable societies and inclusive governance, higher standards of living, positive development in education, health and infrastructure, and a decrease in political corruption.

Globalisation, technological change, information and communication advances have led to important changes in the employment structure and skills content of jobs. The complexity of jobs is increasing across all sectors and occupations and there is inflation in relative skills demand, even for low-skilled jobs. Many low-skilled jobs now require greater literacy, numeracy and other basic skills. A number of already existing labour market challenges further intensified during the recent economic downturn. Education and investment in skills have now become a corner stone of Europe’s strategy to overcome the crisis and boost growth and jobs.

This research note

provides an overview of the EU policy framework for upscaling skills, working conditions and gender equality

presents the situation of people with low levels of qualifications across the EU and the challenges they face

analyses the main aspects of precarious work and the situation of different groups of women and men in low-quality employment

presents the opportunities to participate in training and its benefits

This research note draws on data from Eurostat’s Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS), Adult Education Survey (AES), and Eurofound’s European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS).

Administrative data comprises information collected by institutions such as the police, justice system, health and social services and other agencies that come into contact with cases of violence against women (VAW). The police and the justice systems are the most advanced in the availability, quality and comparability of administrative data on violence against women.

Further information

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/ti_pubpdf_mh0217239enn_pdfweb_20170503174056.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/administrative-data-collection-rape-femicide-and-intimate-partner-violence-eu-member-states"
"Poverty and gender over the life cycle: Review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","A. Women and Poverty","EIGE","21 April 2017","EIGE","978-92-9493-623-3","0.2839/501789","","

Almost one in four people in the EU live at risk of poverty or social exclusion. Living conditions, poverty levels and pathways into and out of poverty are different for women and men and also vary across the span of a person’s life. Young people (18-24) make up 10 % of all poor in the EU. While the risk of poverty or social exclusion does not differ much for women and men at this stage of life, women are clearly paying the price of gender inequalities at an older age. They are at a much higher risk of poverty or social exclusion than older men.

These recommendations aim to improve the comparability and reliability of administrative data collection on rape, femicide and intimate partner violence. The objective is not to achieve perfect comparability but to address the most critical issues in data collection and ensure that key data on these three forms of violence are available. Achieving this goal would provide an EU-wide overview of reported cases of violence and thereby enable assessment of the service response.

This analysis of data collection on female genital mutilation is divided into three main parts. In the first part, the analysis aims to provide an overview of definitions and typologies concerning female genital mutilation, recognised at both the EU and international levels. The second part focuses on analysing existing national data collection on female genital mutilation. The last part proposes recommendations for data collection on female genital mutilation. In particular, it proposes an International Classification for Statistical Purposes code for female genital mutilation.

Read more

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/analysis_of_data_collection_on_female_genital_mutilation.pdfGreek","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/analysis-data-collection-female-genital-mutilation"
"Economic Benefits of Gender Equality in the European Union: Report on the empirical application of the model","Publications","Gender Mainstreaming","","EIGE","08 March 2017","Publications Office of the European Union","978-92-9493-738-4","10.2839/970626","","

The report contains the research to inform the modelling approach, describes the modelling approach and scenarios and presents the detailed results and conclusions of the study.

It also contains the detailed scenario inputs, the E3ME model description, the displacement effects and the methodological report on testing the model.

This study is unique in the EU context, because it uses a robust econometric model to estimate socio-economic outcomes of improving gender equality in several broad areas including education, labour market participation, wages and work-life balance.

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"Economic Benefits of Gender Equality in the European Union: Overall economic impacts of gender equality","Publications","Gender Mainstreaming","","EIGE","08 March 2017","Publications Office of the European Union","978-92-9493-746-9","10.2839/96823","","

Improving gender equality has many positive impacts on individuals and also on society at large. A more gender‑equal EU would have strong, positive GDP impacts growing over time, a higher level of employment and productivity and could respond to challenges related to the ageing population in the EU.

A study from the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) on the ‘economic benefits of gender equality’ puts forth robust new evidence, showing the positive impacts of reducing gender inequalities in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education, labour market activity and wages. It also shows that addressing different aspects of gender inequality together as a whole is likely to have more positive impacts than tackling each aspect of gender inequality one by one, as gender equality in one domain has spillover effects into other domains.

Young people are a priority of the European Union’s social vision. The integration of gender concerns in youth policy is increasing, yet most research and policy documents are rarely concerned with gender differences and an explicit and clear gender perspective is still lacking.

Culture can be defined as the systems of knowledge shared by a relatively large group of people. Gender aspects are relevant both in relation to the broad definition of culture as a ‘social construction’ and to the way in which cultural policy is designed and implemented.

Further information

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"Gender in economic and financial affairs","Publications","Gender Mainstreaming","","EIGE","26 January 2017","EIGE","MH-02-16-895-EN-N","978-92-9493-598-4","","

Gender is considered a relevant factor to overcome economic and financial crisis, and for the recovery of the European economy. The promotion of gender equality will unleash the talents and capacities of women, which are needed to achieve the goals of sustainable growth.

The digital agenda is the European Union’s strategy that ensures that digital technologies, including the internet, are used to stimulate the EU’s economy and help its citizens and businesses to get the most out of these technologies. In this context, gender has particular relevance.

Further information

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"Gender in education and training","Publications","Gender Mainstreaming","","EIGE","26 January 2017","EIGE","MH-02-16-897-EN-N","978-92-9493-601-1","","

Education is a catalyst for social change and a condition for the achievement of fundamental human rights. Mainstreaming gender equality in education and training policy remains crucial in countries where equal access to education is taken as a given, which is the case in the majority of EU Member States.

While considerable progress has been made in relation to women’s labour market participation over the past decades, deeply entrenched inequalities persist. They are the result of discriminatory norms and attitudes, the unequal distribution of care responsibilities in the household and the way institutional structures consider and integrate gender.

Entrepreneurship plays an important role in creating jobs, innovation and growth. Against this backdrop, interest in women’s entrepreneurship has grown among scholars and policymakers. While the rationale for women’s entrepreneurship has traditionally focused on enhancing women’s equality, empowerment and social inclusion, its development is now seen to make good economic sense.

Further information

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"Gender in environment and climate change","Publications","Gender Mainstreaming","","EIGE","26 January 2017","EIGE","MH-02-16-901-EN-N","978-92-9493-611-0","","

Environment is a cross-cutting issue. Environmental change and climate change are increasingly caused by developments taking place at the global level, including those relating to demographics, patterns of production and trade, and rapid technological progress. Gender is considered particularly relevant in climate protection policies.

Gender plays a specific role both in the incidence and the prevalence of specific pathologies, as well as in their treatment and impact in terms of well-being and recovery. This is due to the interrelations between sex-related biological differences and socioeconomic and cultural factors that affect the behaviour of women and men and their access to health services.

From a gender perspective, sport exemplifies a societal and cultural process in which the social construction of femininity and masculinity plays a key role in influencing behaviours and approaches. A number of practical barriers to women’s participation in sport still exist.

Further information

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/ti_pubpdf_mh0616311enn_pdfweb_20170125171327_corr.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/gender-sport"
"Gender in maritime affairs and fisheries","Publications","Gender Mainstreaming","","EIGE","25 January 2017","EIGE","MH-01-16-805-EN-N","978-92-9493-588-5","","

Fishing and fish processing are male‑dominated activities in the EU. Men provide the main labour on board fishing vessels and the majority of fishing boats and aquaculture farms are owned by men. However, in most fishing communities women play a key role and make significant contributions to the industry. Despite their contribution, women remain largely invisible and their roles unacknowledged.

Further information

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/ti_pubpdf_mh0116805enn_pdfweb_20170124160441.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/gender-maritime-affairs-and-fisheries"
"Gender in poverty and social inclusion","Publications","Gender Mainstreaming","","EIGE","25 January 2017","EIGE","MH-01-16-806-EN-N","978-92-9493-589-2","","

Gender differences and inequalities between women and men are a major feature of social exclusion and poverty. When considering the specificities of poverty from a gender perspective, it is important to begin by disentangling the main elements of the phenomenon.

Promoting gender equality is important in reducing regional economic and social disparities and for ensuring the long-term development of regions, which are the two main objectives of the cohesion policy. Failure to overcome gender disparities means that the development objectives of growth, competitiveness and employment cannot be fully achieved.

European research still shows a pronounced under-representation of women, particularly in the so-called hard sciences and in leadership positions. Gender equality in research is essential not only for fairness, but because it could help address current and future deficits in skilled labour within the EU.

While its contribution to economic and social development is widely acknowledged in the literature, over the years little attention has been paid to how the tourism industry benefits women and men, as well as to the relation between tourism and gender equality. According to the UNWTO, tourism presents both opportunities and challenges for women, which makes the gender equality perspective highly relevant.

Transportation facilitates access to the labour market, healthcare and education infrastructure as well as to other services and infrastructures necessary for improving the welfare of individuals and households. Despite the fact that transport projects and policies are often considered to equally benefit women and men, there is a large body of professional literature emphasising that transport is not gender neutral.

Energy plays an essential role in both women’s and men’s lives. However, it has been recently acknowledged that energy policy is not gender neutral. Achieving gender equality in the field of energy can be linked with human rights and social, environmental and economic development.

Further information

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/ti_pubpdf_mh0116288enn_pdfweb_20170113163501.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/gender-and-energy"
"Gender in agriculture and rural development","Publications","Gender Mainstreaming","","EIGE","25 January 2017","EIGE","MH-01-16-799-EN-N","978-92-9493-583-0","","

Agriculture is one of the most widespread activities in the world and has a crucial role in food production, environmental protection, landscape preservation, rural employment and food security. From a gender point of view, there are significant gaps between women and men.

The relevance of gender in the justice policy area should be considered in terms of the following points: access to justice is a human right and an integral aspect of the rule of law; crime is a gender-oriented phenomenon, but the justice system does not equally accommodate women’s and men’s needs; the due diligence principle holds states (and other actors in the police and justice system) responsible for taking measures to fight violence against women (VAW); acknowledging the gender dimension of crime is not only an issue of gender equality and human rights, but also an economic one; women’s representation in decision-making is a matter of justice (political rights).

Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and that status reflects the unbalanced distribution of social, political, and economic power among women and men in society. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time and a form of discrimination that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women.

Violence against women (VAW) is a violation of human rights. Its very nature deprives women of their ability to enjoy fundamental freedoms. Administrative data collection can be used as a tool for policy formulation and evaluation and for developing effective strategies on preventing and combating VAW.

In the EU-28 there are no ongoing, systematic, representative surveys that use a harmonised approach to gather data on the prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM). In the absence or unavailability of national FGM prevalence figures, it is possible to estimate the prevalence of FGM by collating information from administrative records.

Gender mainstreaming methods and tools can be of vital assistance as they offer clear guidance on how to implement gender mainstreaming in practical terms. They support a systematic implementation of gender mainstreaming in a particular field of activity or sector.

The aim of using gender mainstreaming methods and tools is to shape an organisation’s processes and operational workflows in such a way that the results and effects of the organisation’s work better meet gender equality objectives.

Gender mainstreaming has been embraced internationally as a strategy towards realising gender equality. It involves the integration of a gender perspective into the preparation, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies, regulatory measures and spending programmes, with a view to promoting equality between women and men, and combating discrimination.

The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) works to promote and ensure equal opportunities for women and men across Europe and beyond. EIGE’s research paves the way for greater understanding and awareness of gender equality in all areas of society. By highlighting the progress still to be made and providing reliable, practical information, EIGE supports policymakers to improve the lives of women and men and so bring Europe closer to gender equality. With sound expertise and knowledge and an extensive online library with a wide collection of publications and resources, EIGE is on the way to achieving its mission to become the EU knowledge centre on gender equality.

Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and that status reflects the unbalanced distribution of social, political, and economic power among women and men in society. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time and a form of discrimination that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women.

Review of the implementation of Area A: Women and Poverty of the Beijing Platform for Action

Poverty in Europe today is more than just a lack of resources for survival. It also involves a loss of opportunities for meaningful participation in all areas of life, which can cause detachment and exclusion of such people from society. Due to existing gender inequalities in public and private life, women are continually at a higher risk of poverty across the EU. This report is part of EIGE’s mandate to monitor EU progress towards gender equality, specifically in relation to the objectives of the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA).

Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and that status reflects the unbalanced distribution of social, political, and economic power among women and men in society. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time and a form of discrimination that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women.

Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and that status reflects the unbalanced distribution of social, political, and economic power among women and men in society. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time and a form of discrimination that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women.

Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and that status reflects the unbalanced distribution of social, political, and economic power among women and men in society. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time and a form of discrimination that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women.

Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and that status reflects the unbalanced distribution of social, political, and economic power among women and men in society. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time and a form of discrimination that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women.

Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and that status reflects the unbalanced distribution of social, political, and economic power among women and men in society. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time and a form of discrimination that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women.

Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and that status reflects the unbalanced distribution of social, political, and economic power among women and men in society. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time and a form of discrimination that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women.

Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and that status reflects the unbalanced distribution of social, political, and economic power among women and men in society. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time and a form of discrimination that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women.

Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and that status reflects the unbalanced distribution of social, political, and economic power among women and men in society. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time and a form of discrimination that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women.

Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and that status reflects the unbalanced distribution of social, political, and economic power among women and men in society. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time and a form of discrimination that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women.

Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and that status reflects the unbalanced distribution of social, political, and economic power among women and men in society. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time and a form of discrimination that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women.

Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and that status reflects the unbalanced distribution of social, political, and economic power among women and men in society. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time and a form of discrimination that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women.

Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and that status reflects the unbalanced distribution of social, political, and economic power among women and men in society. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time and a form of discrimination that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women.

Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and that status reflects the unbalanced distribution of social, political, and economic power among women and men in society. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time and a form of discrimination that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women.

Violence against women is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time and a form of discrimination that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women. It is rooted in women’s unequal status in society and that status reflects the unbalanced distribution of social, political and economic power among women and men in society. Violence against women undermines women’s dignity and integrity and imposes serious harm on families, communities and societies. In the EU, estimates suggest that 1 in 3 women (or 61 million out of 185 million) have experienced physical or sexual violence, or both, since the age of 15.

Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and that status reflects the unbalanced distribution of social, political, and economic power among women and men in society. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time and a form of discrimination that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women.

Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and that status reflects the unbalanced distribution of social, political, and economic power among women and men in society. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time and a form of discrimination that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women.

Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and that status reflects the unbalanced distribution of social, political, and economic power among women and men in society. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time and a form of discrimination that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women.

Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and that status reflects the unbalanced distribution of social, political, and economic power among women and men in society. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time and a form of discrimination that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women.

Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and that status reflects the unbalanced distribution of social, political, and economic power among women and men in society. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time and a form of discrimination that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women.

Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and that status reflects the unbalanced distribution of social, political, and economic power among women and men in society. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time and a form of discrimination that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women.

Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and that status reflects the unbalanced distribution of social, political, and economic power among women and men in society. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time and a form of discrimination that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women.

Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and that status reflects the unbalanced distribution of social, political, and economic power among women and men in society. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time and a form of discrimination that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women.

Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and that status reflects the unbalanced distribution of social, political, and economic power among women and men in society. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time and a form of discrimination that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women.

Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and that status reflects the unbalanced distribution of social, political, and economic power among women and men in society. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time and a form of discrimination that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women.

Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and that status reflects the unbalanced distribution of social, political, and economic power among women and men in society. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time and a form of discrimination that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women.

Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and that status reflects the unbalanced distribution of social, political, and economic power among women and men in society. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time and a form of discrimination that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women.

Violence against women is rooted in women’s unequal status in society, and that status reflects the unbalanced distribution of social, political, and economic power among women and men in society. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time and a form of discrimination that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women.

Violence against women (VAW) is a violation of human rights. Its very nature deprives women of their ability to enjoy fundamental freedoms.

Increasingly over the last decade, EU Member States have announced policies, and to a lesser degree services, intended to reduce or eliminate VAW. These policies are built, explicitly or not, on theories of change reflecting causal assumptions that determine the shape of new and historical interventions. Without data collection and analysis, these interventions are no more than someone’s good ideas, however well-intentioned their design and implementation.

Most importantly, data help us to establish the impact of policy and services on the problem — are we making a difference?

More on good practices

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"Promoting gender equality in academia and research institutions: Main findings","Publications","Gender Mainstreaming","","EIGE","21 October 2016","EIGE","978-92-9493-625-7","10.2839/384762","","

Over the last 15 years, continuous and cumulative steps have been made to advance gender equality in research and higher education institutions in the European Union. Despite these efforts, and although progress can be noticed, there is still work to be done because literature and statistics provide evidence that: research and higher education institutions are gendered settings; unconscious or implicit biases impede an objective and fair judgement when recruiting or assessing people; there is a tendency to associate science with men; female researchers are generally underrepresented (with even lower percentages in typical male-dominated fields and in leadership and senior positions); and much research is gender-blind or genderbiased.

In order to change the current state-of-play and ultimately contribute to the promotion of gender equality in research and higher education institutions, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), in cooperation with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, commissioned a project aimed at:

mapping and analysing the legal and policy frameworks and other stimulatory initiatives promoting gender equality in research;

identifying good practices for integrating gender equality in research and higher education institutions;

The GEAR tool (Gender Equality in Research and Academia) is the result of multiple contributions, in different stages of the process, covering the 28 EU Member States and beyond. Considering the wealth of information and insights gathered, this publication summarises the main findings of the research and co-creation processes undertaken throughout the project.

Institutional change is a strategy aimed at removing the obstacles to gender equality that are inherent in the research system itself, and at adapting institutional practices. Within an institutional change approach, the focus is on the organisation.

Research organisations and higher education institutions are invited to implement institutional change relating to human resources management, funding, decision- making and research programmes. The main objectives of institutional change are to enhance women’s representation and retention at all levels of their scientific careers and to promote the integration of the gender dimension in research and innovation content.

The ultimate goal of gender mainstreaming is advancing gender equality. Integrating gender concerns in policy decisions and their practical implementation is the responsibility of public authorities and institutions. Gender training makes a difference. If implemented systematically it facilitates more efficient actions towards gender equality and a positive change in the attitudes of policymakers.

This gender equality training tool is designed to stimulate investment in the gender equality skills of policymakers and public administration employees and to facilitate the process of designing effective gender equality training. The guidelines provide a set of standards to commission effective gender equality training. Whereas previous studies focus on the content of gender equality training or the profile of gender equality trainers, these guidelines consider the specific role and needs of commissioning authorities at different stages of the gender competence development process.

Equality is one of the core values upon which the European Union is founded, and equality between women and men is one of the Union’s essential aims. To achieve gender equality, the European Union has adopted an approach of mainstreaming this topic in all policies. In spite of a clear commitment to gender equality as a common goal, as well as the principle of mainstreaming gender equality in all fields, many institutions within the EU do not yet actively follow a systematic policy of mainstreaming gender equality. Figures show a clear gap between the stated commitment to gender equality and the actual situation.

The module on institutional transformation describes how gender mainstreaming can be implemented in a public organisation and how already existing approaches to implementing gender mainstreaming can be further developed and advanced.

Further information

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/mh0716094enn_1.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/institutional-transformation-gender-mainstreaming-toolkit"
"Positive impact of gender mainstreaming in academia and research institutions: Opinion paper","Publications","Gender Mainstreaming","","EIGE","18 October 2016","EIGE","978-92-9493-617-2","10.2839/724154","","

The paper is structured along three sections, following this introduction. Section 1 briefly identifies the most favourable institutional, legal and organisational frameworks for mainstreaming gender in research. Section 2 presents the main impact drivers and dimensions of the positive impact of gender mainstreaming on research institutions. Section 3 illustrates this positive impact as evidenced in the process of selecting good practices. Drawing both upon the general and specific conditions for GM to generate positive impacts, Section 4 sketches the case of gender mainstreaming as an effective strategy to achieve gender equality in research organisations and integrating a gender perspective into research.

This paper presents the results from an analysis of the main policies, legislative frameworks, and other initiatives to support institutional change for gender equality in academia and research institutions in the European Union. The analysis comprises the EU level as well as other national legal and policy initiatives in the Member States. The paper focuses on incentive factors identified in the Member States for promoting the uptake of gender equality initiatives by research and higher education institutions. The focus of the analysis herein has been on public research and higher education institutions, with particular attention being paid to how these institutions have taken up the challenge of tackling gender inequalities within their organisations.

Further information

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/20186141_mh0518041enc_002_pdfx.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/integrating-gender-equality-academia-and-research-organisations-analytical-paper"
"Collection of Good Practices on Non-Monetary Measures in the Area of Women and Poverty: Data and Policy Systems","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","A. Women and Poverty","EIGE","17 October 2016","EIGE","978-92-9218-971-6","10.2839/83627","","

This factsheet is part of the study “Collection of good practices of non-monetary measures in the area of Women and Poverty” (EIGE/2015/OPER/18). This study was commissioned by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) and implemented by the Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini (FGB). EIGE provides high quality research to support better informed policy-making at EU and Member State levels, in the critical areas of concern of the BPfA chosen by the EU Presidencies. EIGE developed an online platform on gender mainstreaming that provides access to a database of researches and good practices collection on specific area of the BPfA.

Further information

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/eige_wp_factsheet_background_last.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/collection-good-practices-non-monetary-measures-area-women-and-poverty-data-and-policy-systems"
"Collection of Good Practices on Non-Monetary Measures in the Area of Women and Poverty: Good Practices","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","A. Women and Poverty","EIGE","17 October 2016","EIGE","978-92-9218-968-6","10.2839/688061","","

This factsheet is part of the study “Collection of good practices of non-monetary measures in the area of Women and Poverty” (EIGE/2015/OPER/18). This study was commissioned by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) and implemented by the Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini (FGB). EIGE provides high quality research to support better informed policy-making at EU and Member State levels, in the critical areas of concern of the BPfA chosen by the EU Presidencies. EIGE developed an online platform on gender mainstreaming that provides access to a database of researches and good practices collection on specific area of the BPfA.

The principle of gender mainstreaming consists of taking systematic account of the differences between the conditions, situations and needs of women and men in all Community policies and actions. The gender impact assessment is one of the methods for gender mainstreaming. It should be used in the very early stage of any policymaking, i.e. when designing it. The aim is to achieve a significant impact not only on the policy design but also on its planning, in order to ensure adequate equality outcomes.

Further information

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/eige_gender_impact_assessment_gender_mainstreaming_toolkit.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/gender-impact-assessment-gender-mainstreaming-toolkit"
"Poverty, gender and lone parents in the EU","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","A. Women and Poverty","EIGE","19 September 2016","EIGE","978-92-9493-572-4","10.2839/091316","","

Review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action

Almost one in four people in the EU lives at risk of poverty or social exclusion. Lone parents are especially vulnerable compared to the general EU population. Almost half (48%) of lone mothers and a third (32%) of lone fathers are at risk of poverty or social exclusion. Women in particular are affected as they make up almost 85% of all one-parent families in the EU.

This publication presents the final report of the in‑depth study conducted in the second year of the European Institute for Gender Equality’s project on gender equality training. It examines the issue of the effectiveness of gender equality training in supporting the implementation of gender mainstreaming.

","https://publications.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/fa9ac56f-0be1-4ea5-8ed6-4b173bcdcc90/language-en/format-PDF/source-32403160","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/mh0415347enn.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/effective-gender-equality-training-analysing-preconditions-and-success-factors-synthesis-report"
"Gender Equality in Power and Decision-Making: Main Findings","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","G. Women in Power and Decision-making","EIGE","12 August 2016","EIGE","978-92-9218-993-8","10.2839/818728","","

Review of the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU Member States

This publication summarises the report Gender Equality in Power and Decision‑making: Review of the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU Member States prepared by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) in support of the Luxembourg Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2015. The report looks at how Member States fared in terms of gender equality in power and decision‑making positions within bodies of public, economic and social power between 2003 and 2014. In addition, the report presents new data on decision‑making in sports organisations.

This publication summarises the main results of the Gender Equality Index 2015 for Germany. It presents scores for 2005, 2010 and 2012, allowing for an assessment of the progress made in the pursuit of gender equality in Germany over time.

This publication summarises the main results of the Gender Equality Index 2015 for Slovakia. It presents scores for 2005, 2010 and 2012, allowing for an assessment of the progress made in the pursuit of gender equality in Slovakia over time.This publication summarises the main results of the Gender Equality Index 2015 for Slovakia. It presents scores for 2005, 2010 and 2012, allowing for an assessment of the progress made in the pursuit of gender equality in Slovakia over time.

This publication summarises the main results of the Gender Equality Index 2015 for France. It presents scores for 2005, 2010 and 2012, allowing for an assessment of the progress made in the pursuit of gender equality in France over time.

This publication summarises the main results of the Gender Equality Index 2015 for Spain. It presents scores for 2005, 2010 and 2012, allowing for an assessment of the progress made in the pursuit of gender equality in Spain over time.

This publication summarises the main results of the Gender Equality Index 2015 for Italy. It presents scores for 2005, 2010 and 2012, allowing for an assessment of the progress made in the pursuit of gender equality in Italy over time.

This publication summarises the main results of the Gender Equality Index 2015 for Estonia. It presents scores for 2005, 2010 and 2012, allowing for an assessment of the progress made in the pursuit of gender equality in Estonia over time.

What does gender mainstreaming have to do with…Sport? Agriculture? Energy? Transport?

Gender gaps and inequalities between women and men exist across all areas of society and impact on our daily lives – in classrooms, on the sports field and on public transport.

This leaflet provides a basic introduction to what gender mainstreaming is and how it works. It also contains information on the different resources you can find on EIGE’s online platform to help include a gender perspective into all stages of the policy cycle, including policy area guides, good practices, methods and tools and country specific information.

This publication summarises the main results of the Gender Equality Index 2015 for Malta. It presents scores for 2005, 2010 and 2012, allowing for an assessment of the progress made in the pursuit of gender equality in Malta over time.

","https://publications.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/25a50505-3138-11e6-b497-01aa75ed71a1/language-en/format-PDF/source-32394684","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/mh0216046enn.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/gender-equality-index-2015-malta"
"Gender Equality Index: measuring progress in the EU since 2005","Publications","Gender Equality Index","","EIGE","18 May 2016","Publications Office of the EU","978-92-9218-924-2","10.2839/276189","","

This publication summarises the main results of the Gender Equality Index 2015 for the European Union (EU) and its Member States. It presents scores for 2005, 2010 and 2012, allowing for an assessment of the progress made in the pursuit of gender equality in the EU over time.

This publication is a collection of articles written by members of EIGE's Journalist Thematic Network (JTN) for the JTN meeting in Luxembourg, November 2015. It contains real stories on the topic of gender equality in power and decision-making in the EU Member States.

Violence against women is a daily reality for many women throughout the European Union and across the world. Mostly it is committed by men known to them. It is rooted in power inequalities between women and men. Far too often, it goes unnoticed and unchallenged. The White Ribbon Campaign exists to change this.

This publication summarises the main results of the Gender Equality Index 2015 for Finland. It presents scores for 2005, 2010 and 2012, allowing for an assessment of the progress made in the pursuit of gender equality in Finland over time.

This report analyses Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA, also called the ‘Victims’ Rights Directive’.

The study is focused on the specificities of the implementation of the Directive vis‑à‑vis victims of gender‑based violence (GBV) and their access to justice.

The aim is to assess the Directive from the perspective of victims of gender‑based violence so as to critically examine measures that could be counterproductive or cause unintended effects, as well as those that could support victims.

This publication summarises the main results of the Gender Equality Index 2015, which provides scores for 2005, 2010 and 2012, for the first time allowing for an assessment of the progress made in the pursuit of gender equality in the EU and individual Member States over time.

The study has consulted stakeholders and experts, mapped experiences and initiatives in EU Member States directed to increase and improve the participation of women in political decision making as well as to promote gender equality in politics. The process has led to the identification of some relevant and effective practices on competence development, awareness-raising and gender mainstreaming bodies and approaches, presented in the publication, along with the context analysis and the methodological approach adopted.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/mh0415104enn_0.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/advancing-gender-equality-political-decision-making-good-practices"
"Gender Equality in Power and Decision-Making: Report","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","G. Women in Power and Decision-making","EIGE","07 December 2015","Publications Office of the European Union","978-92-9218-639-5","10.2839/899480","","

Review of the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU Member States

This publication is part of EIGE’s broader mandate of moni­toring EU progress towards gender equality within EU policy framework, specifically in relation to the strategic objectives of the Beijing Platform for Action (acknowledged by the Eu­ropean Council in 1995).

The report looks at how Member States (MS) fare in terms of gender equality in power and decision-making positions within bodies of public, eco­nomic and social power between 2003 and 2014. In addi­tion, the report presents new data on decision-making in sport organisations.

Also see the video ""Report ""Gender Equality in Power and Decision-Making"". Women missing from top jobs in EU""

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/mh0215090enn.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/gender-equality-power-and-decision-making-report"
"Gender equality in sport","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","G. Women in Power and Decision-making","","25 November 2015","","978-92-9218-859-7","10.2839/534413","","

This fact sheet presents some of the key barriers preventing gender equality in decision-making in sports organisations, as well as obstacles to equal participation in sports and coaching, often due to gender stereotypes. Initiatives at the EU and national level to increase equality in sports are highlighted, along with EIGE’s new tools, the online Gender Mainstreaming Platform and Gender Statistics Database, which can assist the integration of a gender perspective in sports policies and programmes.

This document lays out the approach that EIGE proposes to take over the next four years to support the work of the European institutions and Member States in identifying levels of violence against women and in formulating policies to eradicate it. It forms an intrinsic part of EIGE’s forthcoming Mid-Term Work Programme, which is contingent on the approval of the Institute’s Management Board.

The goal of supporting the EU Institutions is enshrined in EIGE’s founding regulation. The identification of gaps in gender statistics, development and proposal of relevant gender indicators, the consolidation of cooperation at the EU level on relevant concepts and methodologies for data collection, and the processing and management of statistical data and metadata are specific tasks assigned to EIGE.

Since 2010, EIGE has been contributing to increased knowledge of various types of violence against women in the EU, and has highlighted the differences in definitions, concepts

and understandings of violence against women and its forms, and will continue to build upon this work over the next four years.

Updated on 10 June 2016

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/amended_vaw_strategic_framework_2015-2018_approved_20160610.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/strategic-framework-violence-against-women-2015-2018"
"Advancing women in political decision-making - Way forward - Study on good practices - Women in power and decision-making","Publications","Gender Mainstreaming","","EIGE","27 July 2015","","978-92-9218-719-4","10.2839/239052","","

Leaflet from EIGE's study on good practices on women in power and decision-making

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/mh0115426enn.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/advancing-women-political-decision-making-way-forward-study-good-practices-women-power-and-decision-making"
"Empowering women in politics - Study on good practices - Women in power and decision-making","Publications","Gender Mainstreaming","","EIGE","27 July 2015","","978-92-9218-723-1","10.2839/444370","","

Leaflet from EIGE's study on good practices on women in power and decision-making

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/mh0115427enn.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/empowering-women-politics-study-good-practices-women-power-and-decision-making"
"Political tools and advocacy on gender balance - Study on good practices - Women in power and decision-making","Publications","Gender Mainstreaming","","EIGE","27 July 2015","","978-92-9218-715-6","10.2839/098043","","

Leaflet from EIGE's study on good practices on women in power and decision-making

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/mh0115425enn.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/political-tools-and-advocacy-gender-balance-study-good-practices-women-power-and-decision-making"
"Supporting reconciliation of work, family and private life: Good Practices","Publications","Gender Mainstreaming","","EIGE","08 July 2015","Publications Office of the European Union","978-92-9218-528-2","10.2839/93907","","

Publication from EIGE' study ‘Collection of good practices on reconciliation of work, family and private life in EU Member States’.

For the purposes of this study, policies on reconciliation are defined as interventions that promote gender equality through the balancing of work, family and private life.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/mh0214941enc_web.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/supporting-reconciliation-work-family-and-private-life-good-practices"
"Reconciliation of work, family and private life in the European Union: Policy review","Publications","Gender Mainstreaming","","EIGE","08 July 2015","Publications Office of the European Union","978-92-9218-524-4","10.2839/94734","","

This report was prepared for EIGE as a part of EIGE’s ‘Collection of good practices in the area of reconciliation of work, family and private life in EU Member States’ study.

This policy review consists of two parts. The first part provides an overview of the main developments on the issue in the European Union (political, social and legislative) including relevant EU legislation and documents. The second part is based on the contributions and information gathered by national experts (a list of the country experts of all 28 Member States is included in this publication).

The involvement of men in care activities, the labour market participation and economic independence of women, the involvement of social partners in reconciliation matters and the impact of the economic crisis and related austerity measures on reconciliation issues are crosscutting themes of the review.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/mh0114778enn.pdfEnglish , https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/mh0114778den.pdfGerman , https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/mh0114778frn.pdfFrench","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/reconciliation-work-family-and-private-life-european-union-policy-review"
"Articles on gender gap in pensions in the European Union","Publications","Resource & Documentation Centre","","EIGE","01 July 2015","","978-92-9218-688-3","10.2839/2584","","

This publication is a collection of articles written by the members of EIGE's Journalist Thematic Network (JTN) for the JTN meeting in Riga, June 2015, in order to discuss gender gaps in pensions in the EU Member States.

The Gender Equality Index provides a comprehensive measure of gender equality, tailored to fit the EU policy context. Following the importance of cohesion across EU Member States, the Gender Equality Index ensures that higher gender equality scores can only be obtained in societies where there are small gender gaps and high lev­els of achievement.

The present update includes scores for 2005, 2010 and 2012, for the first time allowing for an assessment of the progress made in the pursuit of gen­der equality in the European Union and individual Mem­ber States over time. Moreover, the present update makes a first attempt at populating the satellite domain of vio­lence by providing a composite indicator of direct violence against women, based on the data on violence against women collected by the European Union Agency for Fun­damental Rights through the EU-wide Survey on Violence against Women.

The results of the Gender Equality Index show that there have been visible, albeit marginal, improvements between 2005 and 2012 in the domains covered by the Gender Equal­ity Index. With an overall score of 52.9 out of 100 in 2012, the EU remains only halfway towards equality, having risen from 51.3 in 2005. Progress needs to increase its pace if the EU is to fulfil its ambitions and meet the Europe 2020 targets.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/Italy-Gender-Equality-Index-2015.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/italy-gender-equality-index-2015"
"Gender Equality Index 2015 Measuring gender equality in the European Union 2005-2012 - Country profiles","Publications","Gender Equality Index","","EIGE","25 June 2015","Publications Office of the European Union","978-92-9218-693-7","10.2839/130871","","

The country profiles offer a snapshot of national contexts, enhancing the usefulness of the Gender Equality Index scores and supporting their interpretation as a tool for pol icy-makers and other users. In addition, this publication contains other contextual variables that are relevant to better understand the scores.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/MH0215093ENN_Web.pdfEnglish , https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/mh0215093ene.epubEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/estimation-girls-risk-female-genital-mutilation-european-union-report"
"Administrative data sources on gender-based violence in the EU: Leaflet","Publications","Gender-based violence","","EIGE","01 June 2015","Publications Office of the European Union","978-92-9218-673-9","10.2839/47256","","

This leaflet presents an overview of the study carried out by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) on mapping the administrative data sources on gender-based violence in the EU-28.

Administrative data provide detailed information on how justice, police, health and social services respond to incidents of gender-based violence. It reflects what is recorded by an organisation interacting with a victim or perpetrator, but cannot reflect the prevalence of gender-based violence due to under-reporting.

This report was prepared for the European Institute for Gender Equality by by IRS as part of the study on ‘Women and economy — Collection of good practices in the area of female entrepreneurship’. It has identified effective gender mainstreaming tools to support and promote women’s economic independence through entrepreneurship. It has focused on training, funding and networking.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/MH0214828ENN_WEB.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/promoting-womens-economic-independence-and-entrepreneurship-good-practices"
"Gender equality and economic independence: part-time work and self-employment: Main Findings","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","F. Women and the economy","EIGE","23 April 2015","Publications Office of the European Union","978-92-9218-493-3","10.2839/77520","","

Review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU Member States

This publication summarises the report ‘Gender equality and economic independence: part time work and self-employment’, prepared by EIGE in support of the Greek Presidency of the Council of the EU (first half of 2014). As such it is part of the ongoing review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU.

The report reviewed area F, ‘Women in the Economy’, and proposed new indicators for strategic objective F1, concerned with women’s economic rights and independence, which were endorsed by the Council in June 2014.

This report presents the good practices collected under EIGE's study which aimed to identify and collect existing resources and information on training to prevent domestic violence, on campaigns to raise social and political awareness on domestic violence and on support services for victims of domestic violence.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/MH0114678ENN_WEB.PDFEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/preventing-domestic-violence-good-practices"
"Gender Gap in Pensions in the EU - Research note to the Latvian Presidency","Publications","","F. Women and the economy","EIGE","27 March 2015","Publications Office of the European Union","978-92-9218-643-2","10.2839/221006","","

The gender gap in pensions can be understood as the sum of gender inequalities over a lifetime, including differences in the lifecourse (motherhood penalty), segregated labour market and gendered social norms and stereotypes more generally. Therefore, it is important not only to illustrate this equation, but also to consider how the gender gap in pensions relates to wider gender inequalities in society.

This research note aims to develop some of these aspects by providing an overview of current EU policy and subsequently the current state of play in relation to pensions through the EU Member States. It then contextualises the gender gap in pensions in the context of the core domains of the Gender Equality Index and describes current inequalities in relation to economic independence. It concludes by discussing how to challenge current gender inequalities to work towards the eradication of the gender gap in pensions in the future.

This research note has been drafted by the EIGE, whose role is to provide research and data that will support the Latvian Presidency in their preparation of Council Conclusions.

","https://publications.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/43412da0-86ac-11e5-b8b7-01aa75ed71a1/language-en/format-PDF/source-32394192","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/MH0415087ENN_Web.pdfEnglish , https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/mh0415087enn_final.epubEnglish , https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/pensions_gap_lt.pdfLithuanian","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/gender-gap-pensions-eu-research-note-latvian-presidency"
"Beijing + 20: The 4th Review of the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU Member States - Report","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","All areas","","30 January 2015","","","","","

The 20th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action represents an opportunity to assess the progress made by the EU in the area of gender equality since the last review five years previously.

This report presents an assessment of key trends in the EU and its Member States in the period 2007–12, highlighting the areas where there has been progress and where challenges remain.

Factsheet from EIGE's study on area F of the Beijing Platform for Action: Women and the economy

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/MH0214998ENN.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/factsheet-good-practices-womens-entrepreneurship"
"Factsheet: Gender equality and economic independence: part-time work and self-employment","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","F. Women and the economy","","12 January 2015","","","","","

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/MH0214944ENN.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/factsheet-positive-flexibility-workplace"
"Factsheet - Good practices on reconciliation of work, family and private life","Publications","Gender Mainstreaming","","","12 January 2015","","","","","

Factsheet from the study on good practices on reconciliation of work, family and private life in EU member states

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/MH0214945ENN.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/factsheet-good-practices-reconciliation-work-family-and-private-life"
"Women and the Media: methods, tools and good practices - Policy review in EU Member States","Publications","Gender Mainstreaming","","","05 January 2015","","","","","

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/MH0114752ENN.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/women-and-media-methods-tools-and-good-practices-policy-review-eu-member-states"
"Women and the Media: methods, tools and good practices - Monitoring","Publications","Gender Mainstreaming","","","05 January 2015","","","","","

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/MH0414815ENN.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/women-and-media-methods-tools-and-good-practices-capacity-building-knowledge-and-competence-development"
"Women and the Media: methods, tools and good practices - Awareness-raising and self-regulation","Publications","Gender Mainstreaming","","","05 January 2015","","","","","

The report provides an analysis of methodological options on the cost of gender-based violence and intimate partner violence, by studying different literatures and studies, and provides recommendations. It includes a case study on the cost of intimate partner violence against women in the UK during 2012 and provides a calculation of the costs in the EU.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/MH0614061ENN.PDFEnglish , https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/mh0614061ene_final.epubEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/administrative-data-sources-gender-based-violence-against-women-eu-technical-analysis"
"Collection of methods, tools and good practices in the field of women and the media: Summary report","Publications","Gender Mainstreaming","","","07 November 2014","","","","","

This report is based on a study commissioned by EIGE on ‘Methods, tools and good practices in the field of women in the media’. The study lasted from August 2012 until May 2013.

This publication summarises the findings of the in-depth study of gender-equality training performed in the framework of EIGE’s 2-year project, Gender Training in the European Union: Mapping, Research and Stakeholders’ Engagement. The in-depth study looks at the preconditions and factors contributing to effective training delivery.

Current status and potential for the collection of comparable data

The current report provides a comprehensive overview of the legal and policy framework underpinning administrative data on gender-based violence. The findings of this report show that there is yet to be established a supranational regulation on gender-based violence data collection. The directive establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime (2012/29/EU) is a first step in this direction. The development of gender-sensitive language and unified legal definitions are also needed. Furthermore, this process would be speeded up if guided by efforts at the national level such as the establishment of mechanisms or institutions with the specific task of collecting the necessary data and the adoption of regulations on administrative data collection.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/MH0113492ENN_PDF.Web_.pdfEnglish , https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/mh0113492ene_final.epubEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/administrative-data-sources-gender-based-violence-against-women-eu-report"
"Gender equality and economic independence: part-time work and self-employment: Report","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","F. Women and the economy","EIGE","17 October 2014","Publications Office of the European Union","978-92-9218-480-3","10.2839/74174","","

Review of the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU Member States

The report focuses on the importance of gender equality in economic rights and independence, including access to employment, appropriate working conditions and control over economic resources.

Through an analytical focus on part-time work and self-employment, the report demonstrates their effect on the economic independence of women and men, as well as on gender equality more broadly. On the basis of this analysis, EIGE proposed a set of indicators and sub-indicators in the area of women and the economy that were endorsed by the Council in June 2014.

The online discussion reports published below present the views expressed by participants of several online discussion held in September and October 2013 via the EuroGender online platform (http://eurogender.eige.europa.eu/). The reports were prepared in the framework of the ‘Animation online discussions within EuroGender’ EIGE/2012/OPER/23 service contract, delivered by Cultura Lavoro srl in partnership with the European Service Network (ESN). The online discussions covered a broad range of topics related to gender equality: Gender Equality Index, Men and Gender Equality, Female Genital Mutilation, Benefits of Gender Equality, Women and Political Decision-Making and Institutional capacity and effective methods for gender equality.

The online discussion reports published below present the views expressed by participants of several online discussion held in September and October 2013 via the EuroGender online platform (http://eurogender.eige.europa.eu/). The reports were prepared in the framework of the ‘Animation online discussions within EuroGender’ EIGE/2012/OPER/23 service contract, delivered by Cultura Lavoro srl in partnership with the European Service Network (ESN).

The online discussions covered a broad range of topics related to gender equality: Gender Equality Index, Men and Gender Equality, Female Genital Mutilation, Benefits of Gender Equality, Women and Political Decision-Making and Institutional capacity and effective methods for gender equality.

The online discussion reports published below present the views expressed by participants of several online discussion held in September and October 2013 via the EuroGender online platform (http://eurogender.eige.europa.eu/). The reports were prepared in the framework of the ‘Animation online discussions within EuroGender’ EIGE/2012/OPER/23 service contract, delivered by Cultura Lavoro srl in partnership with the European Service Network (ESN). The online discussions covered a broad range of topics related to gender equality: Gender Equality Index, Men and Gender Equality, Female Genital Mutilation, Benefits of Gender Equality, Women and Political Decision-Making and Institutional capacity and effective methods for gender equality.

The online discussion reports published below present the views expressed by participants of several online discussion held in September and October 2013 via the EuroGender online platform.

The reports were prepared in the framework of the ‘Animation online discussions within EuroGender’ EIGE/2012/OPER/23 service contract, delivered by Cultura Lavoro srl in partnership with the European Service Network (ESN). The online discussions covered a broad range of topics related to gender equality: Gender Equality Index, Men and Gender Equality, Female Genital Mutilation, Benefits of Gender Equality, Women and Political Decision-Making and Institutional capacity and effective methods for gender equality.

The online discussion reports published below present the views expressed by participants of several online discussion held in September and October 2013 via the EuroGender online platform (http://eurogender.eige.europa.eu/). The reports were prepared in the framework of the ‘Animation online discussions within EuroGender’ EIGE/2012/OPER/23 service contract, delivered by Cultura Lavoro srl in partnership with the European Service Network (ESN). The online discussions covered a broad range of topics related to gender equality: Gender Equality Index, Men and Gender Equality, Female Genital Mutilation, Benefits of Gender Equality, Women and Political Decision-Making and Institutional capacity and effective methods for gender equality.

The online discussion reports published below present the views expressed by participants of several online discussion held in September and October 2013 via the EuroGender online platform (http://eurogender.eige.europa.eu/). The reports were prepared in the framework of the ‘Animation online discussions within EuroGender’ EIGE/2012/OPER/23 service contract, delivered by Cultura Lavoro srl in partnership with the European Service Network (ESN). The online discussions covered a broad range of topics related to gender equality: Gender Equality Index, Men and Gender Equality, Female Genital Mutilation, Benefits of Gender Equality, Women and Political Decision-Making and Institutional capacity and effective methods for gender equality.

The online discussion reports published below present the views expressed by participants of several online discussion held in September and October 2013 via the EuroGender online platform (http://eurogender.eige.europa.eu/). The reports were prepared in the framework of the ‘Animation online discussions within EuroGender’ EIGE/2012/OPER/23 service contract, delivered by Cultura Lavoro srl in partnership with the European Service Network (ESN). The online discussions covered a broad range of topics related to gender equality: Gender Equality Index, Men and Gender Equality, Female Genital Mutilation, Benefits of Gender Equality, Women and Political Decision-Making and Institutional capacity and effective methods for gender equality.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/MH0413193ENC_PDF.Web_.pdfEnglish , https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/MH04138193FRC_PDF.Web_.pdfFrench , https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/MH0413193DEC_PDF.Web_.pdfGerman","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/institutional-capacity-and-effective-methods-gender-equality-online-discussion-report"
"Integrating the perspective of women and men into EU policies: the case of the Lithuanian Presidency","Publications","Gender Mainstreaming","","","10 September 2014","","","","","

1 July–31 December 2013

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/MH0413168ENC_Web.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/integrating-perspective-women-and-men-eu-policies-case-lithuanian-presidency"
"Effectiveness of Institutional Mechanisms for the Advancement of Gender Equality: Main findings","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action, Gender Mainstreaming","H. Institutional Mechanisms for the Advancement of Women","","07 August 2014","","","","","

Review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU Member States

This publication compares and presents the progress of Member States in the area of institutional mechanisms and gender mainstreaming since 2006, when the first report on institutional mechanisms was developed by the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU.

The main findings show that by 2012, all Member States had established governmental bodies for gender equality and bodies for the promotion of equal treatment on various grounds.

Notwithstanding positive trends in institutional settings over the last decade, the bodies responsible for gender equality are often marginalised in national governmental structures; split into different policy areas; hampered by complex and expanding mandates; lacking adequate staff, training, data and sufficient resources; and experience insufficient support from political leadership.

Reflections from the online discussion

This document reflects the process and the views expressed by a wide range of participants in an online discussion on quality assurance mechanisms for gender training in the European Union, held on 18 and 19 September 2013.

In what follows, the main findings, arguments and points of discussion that were presented and articulated during the conference are presented. The following key areas will be covered:

data collection on GBV;

measuring the costs ofviolence;

female genital mutilation (FGM);

national policies on combating GBV;

intersectoral approaches to combating GBV; and

GBV in the context of the economic crisis.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/MH0114324ENC_Web.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/conference-report-eliminating-violence-against-women-europe"
"Advancing gender equality in decision-making in media organisations - Bulgaria - Country Profile","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","J. Women and the Media","EIGE","13 June 2014","","978-92-9218-369-1","10.2839/1888","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/advancing_gender_equality_in_decision-making_in_media_organisations_-bulgaria.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/advancing-gender-equality-decision-making-media-organisations-bulgaria-country-profile"
"Advancing gender equality in decision-making in media organisations - Romania - Country Profile","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","J. Women and the Media","EIGE","13 June 2014","","978-92-9218-386-8","10.2839/26262","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/advancing_gender_equality_in_decision-making_in_media_organisations_-romania.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/advancing-gender-equality-decision-making-media-organisations-romania-country-profile"
"Good practices in the area of women’s entrepreneurship","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action, Gender Mainstreaming","F. Women and the economy","","13 June 2014","","","","","

The aim of the meeting was to present practices with potential, understood as practices that have the potential to become good practices in line with EIGE’s methodology and approach. The meeting allowed EIGE to test the method as well as the list of criteria/elements suggested to identify practices with potential in the area of women’s entrepreneurship.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/MH0414409ENN_Web.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/good-practices-area-womens-entrepreneurship"
"Advancing gender equality in decision-making in media organisations - Czech Republic - Country Profile","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","J. Women and the Media","EIGE","13 June 2014","","978-92-9218-370-7","10.2839/19271","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/advancing_gender_equality_in_decision-making_in_media_organisations_-czech_republic.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/advancing-gender-equality-decision-making-media-organisations-czech-republic-country-profile"
"Advancing gender equality in decision-making in media organisations - Slovakia- Country Profile","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","J. Women and the Media","EIGE","13 June 2014","","978-92-9218-388-2","10.2839/27792","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/advancing_gender_equality_in_decision-making_in_media_organisations_-slovakia.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/advancing-gender-equality-decision-making-media-organisations-slovakia-country-profile"
"Advancing gender equality in decision-making in media organisations - Denmark - Country Profile","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","J. Women and the Media","EIGE","13 June 2014","","978-92-9218-371-4","10.2839/20492","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/advancing_gender_equality_in_decision-making_in_media_organisations_-denmark.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/advancing-gender-equality-decision-making-media-organisations-denmark-country-profile"
"Advancing gender equality in decision-making in media organisations - Slovenia - Country Profile","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","J. Women and the Media","EIGE","13 June 2014","","978-92-9218-387-5","10.2839/27526","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/advancing_gender_equality_in_decision-making_in_media_organisations_-slovenia.pdfSlovenian","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/advancing-gender-equality-decision-making-media-organisations-slovenia-country-profile"
"Advancing gender equality in decision-making in media organisations - Germany - Country Profile","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","J. Women and the Media","EIGE","13 June 2014","","978-92-9218-372-1","10.2839/2069","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/advancing_gender_equality_in_decision-making_in_media_organisations_-germany.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/advancing-gender-equality-decision-making-media-organisations-germany-country-profile"
"Advancing gender equality in decision-making in media organisations - Spain - Country Profile","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","J. Women and the Media","EIGE","13 June 2014","","978-92-9218-376-9","10.2839/2203","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/advancing_gender_equality_in_decision-making_in_media_organisations_-spain.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/advancing-gender-equality-decision-making-media-organisations-spain-country-profile"
"Advancing gender equality in decision-making in media organisations - Estonia - Country Profile","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","J. Women and the Media","EIGE","13 June 2014","","978-92-9218-373-8","10.2839/21206","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/advancing_gender_equality_in_decision-making_in_media_organisations_-estonia.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/advancing-gender-equality-decision-making-media-organisations-estonia-country-profile"
"Advancing gender equality in decision-making in media organisations - Sweden - Country Profile","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","J. Women and the Media","EIGE","13 June 2014","","978-92-9218-390-5","10.2839/29333","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/advancing_gender_equality_in_decision-making_in_media_organisations_-sweden.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/advancing-gender-equality-decision-making-media-organisations-sweden-country-profile"
"Advancing gender equality in decision-making in media organisations - Greece - Country Profile","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","J. Women and the Media","EIGE","13 June 2014","","978-92-9218-375-2","10.2839/21869","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/advancing_gender_equality_in_decision-making_in_media_organisations_-greece.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/advancing-gender-equality-decision-making-media-organisations-greece-country-profile"
"Advancing gender equality in decision-making in media organisations - United Kingdom - Country Profile","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","J. Women and the Media","EIGE","13 June 2014","","978-92-9218-391-2","10.2839/29445","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/advancing_gender_equality_in_decision-making_in_media_organisations_-united_kingdom.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/advancing-gender-equality-decision-making-media-organisations-united-kingdom-country-profile"
"Advancing gender equality in decision-making in media organisations - Hungary - Country Profile","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","J. Women and the Media","EIGE","13 June 2014","","978-92-9218-380-6","10.2839/2244","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/advancing_gender_equality_in_decision-making_in_media_organisations_-hungary.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/advancing-gender-equality-decision-making-media-organisations-hungary-country-profile"
"Advancing gender equality in decision-making in media organisations - Ireland - Country Profile","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","J. Women and the Media","EIGE","13 June 2014","","978-92-9218-374-5","10.2839/21738","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/advancing_gender_equality_in_decision-making_in_media_organisations_-ireland.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/advancing-gender-equality-decision-making-media-organisations-ireland-country-profile"
"Advancing gender equality in decision-making in media organisations - Italy - Country Profile","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","J. Women and the Media","EIGE","13 June 2014","","978-92-9218-378-3","10.2839/22417","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/advancing_gender_equality_in_decision-making_in_media_organisations_-italy.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/advancing-gender-equality-decision-making-media-organisations-italy-country-profile"
"Advancing gender equality in decision-making in media organisations - Latvia - Country Profile","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","J. Women and the Media","EIGE","13 June 2014","","978-92-9218-394-3","10.2839/30879","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/advancing_gender_equality_in_decision-making_in_media_organisations_-latvia.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/advancing-gender-equality-decision-making-media-organisations-latvia-country-profile"
"Advancing gender equality in decision-making in media organisations - Lithuania - Country Profile","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","J. Women and the Media","EIGE","13 June 2014","","978-92-9218-395-0","10.2839/31412","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/advancing_gender_equality_in_decision-making_in_media_organisations_-lithuania.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/advancing-gender-equality-decision-making-media-organisations-lithuania-country-profile"
"Advancing gender equality in decision-making in media organisations - Luxembourg - Country Profile","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","J. Women and the Media","EIGE","13 June 2014","","978-92-9218-379-0","10.2839/22421","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/advancing_gender_equality_in_decision-making_in_media_organisations_-luxembourg.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/advancing-gender-equality-decision-making-media-organisations-luxembourg-country-profile"
"Advancing gender equality in decision-making in media organisations - Malta- Country Profile","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","J. Women and the Media","EIGE","13 June 2014","","978-92-9218-381-3","10.2839/22592","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/advancing_gender_equality_in_decision-making_in_media_organisations_-malta.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/advancing-gender-equality-decision-making-media-organisations-malta-country-profile"
"Fact sheet: Gender equality and Institutional Mechanisms","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","H. Institutional Mechanisms for the Advancement of Women","EIGE","18 March 2014","","","","","

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/MH0213483ENC.pdfEnglish , https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/lt_-_fact_sheet_-_gender_equality_and_institutional_mechanisms.pdfLithuanian","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/fact-sheet-gender-equality-and-institutional-mechanisms"
"Effectiveness of Institutional Mechanisms for the Advancement of Gender Equality: Report","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","H. Institutional Mechanisms for the Advancement of Women","EIGE","05 March 2014","Publications Office of the European Union","978-92-9218-361-5","10.2839/16888","","

Review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU Member States

This publication compares and presents the progress of Member States in the area of institutional mechanisms and gender mainstreaming since 2006 when the first report on institutional mechanisms was developed by the Finish Presidency of the Council of the EU.

The main findings show that by 2012 all Member States had established governmental bodies for gender equality and bodies for the promotion of equal treatment on various grounds. Notwithstanding positive trends in institutional settings over the last decade, the bodies responsible for gender equality are often marginalised in national governmental structures; split into different policy areas; hampered by complex and expanding mandates; lack adequate staff, training, data and sufficient resources; and experience insufficient support from political leadership.

","https://publications.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/cb2b4868-2d67-487c-9607-5681e19db187/language-en/format-PDF/source-32394123","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/mh0213481enc_0.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/effectiveness-institutional-mechanisms-advancement-gender-equality-report"
"What about gender equality in the media? Interviews with women experts","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","J. Women and the Media","","22 January 2014","","","","","

Discussion paper

International agreements have underpinned a focus on gender stereotyping as a policy priority for over thirty years. A policy focus on gender stereotypes on the European level can be observed in the work of a number of EU institutions, including the European Commission, European Parliament and the European Council. Lately though, the policy focus on gender stereotypes has not been that explicit.

This Discussion paper seeks to bring back to the attention of the policy makers across the European Union the importance of gender stereotypes as a policy issue. It discusses the possible “triggers for change”, that is people, institutions or processes that enable change in gendered attitudes. The Discussion paper uses EIGE’s Synthesis report of the Study of Collected Narratives related to Gender Perceptions as a reference.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/A%20policy%20response%20to%20gender%20perceptions%20-%20MH3012134ENC.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/policy-response-gender-perceptions"
"Women and Men Inspiring Europe 2014 Calendar","Publications","","","","12 December 2013","","","","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/EIGE-Calendar-2014.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/women-and-men-inspiring-europe-2014-calendar"
"Study on international activities in the field of data collection on gender-based violence across the EU - Report","Publications","Gender-based violence","","EIGE","25 November 2013","Publications Office of the European Union","978-92-9218-353-0","10.2839/1476","","

The report first summarises the policy framework on combating gender-based violence in the European Union, the United Nations and the Council of Europe.

Secondly, the findings of the study are presented organisation by organisation. Past as well as on-going activities will be discussed, after which future plans will be explored. Finally, the main findings will be discussed.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/study_on_international_activities_in_the_field_of_data_collection_on_gender-based_violence_across_the_eu.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/study-international-activities-field-data-collection-gender-based-violence-across-eu-report"
"Study to map the current situation and trends on FGM - Country reports","Publications","Gender-based violence","","EIGE","21 November 2013","","978-92-9218-182-6","","","

The publication presents national reports on female genital mutilation, covering EU-27 and Croatia. This is one of the products developed by Ghent University — ICRH and E.A.D.C. (Yellow Window Management Consultants) who were commissioned to carry out EIGE’s study ‘Study to map the current situation and trends of female genital mutilation in 27 EU Member States (MS) and Croatia’.

Databases

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/Study%20to%20map%20the%20current%20situation%20and%20trends%20on%20FGM%20-Country%20reports%20-%20MH3212540ENN.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/study-map-current-situation-and-trends-fgm-country-reports"
"A Europe free from gender-based violence","Publications","Gender-based violence","","EIGE","21 November 2013","Publications Office of the European Union","","10.2839/13249","","

Review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU Member States: Women and the Media

This publication summarises the findings of the report ’Advancing gender equality in decision-making in media organisations. Review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU Member States’.

The report explores the extent to which women occupy decision-making positions across a sample of media organisations (99 in total) in the 28 EU Member States. It also analyses the extent to which these media organisations have developed internal gender equality policies and monitoring mechanisms, or implement specific initiatives to support women’s

career advancement within the sector.

The report also draws on some of the testimonies provided by senior women media practitioners on what helps and what hinders women’s career prospects in the media sector.

Synthesis report

The ‘Study of collected narratives on gender perceptions in the 27 EU Member States’ has been commissioned by EIGE with the aim of mapping the persistence of stereotypical gender attitudes and perceptions.

The study has as its central objective the collection of real-life stories related to gender perceptions in the form of narratives. The specific aim with this study is to map stereotypical gender attitudes/perceptions through stories and put these in their narrative form and original language in an online database.

These narratives have been analysed with a view to identifying how stereotypical gender perceptions influence people’s lives, as well as to provide background information on possible obstacles for increased gender equality in various contexts and on how stereotypical gender perceptions can be overcome.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/EIGE-study-on-collected-narratives-on-gender-perceptions-MH3112337ENC.pdfEnglish , https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/mh3112337ene_final.epubEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/study-collected-narratives-gender-perceptions-27-eu-member-states"
"Study on gender training in the EU mapping, research and stakeholders’ engagement - Estonia - Country profile","Publications","Gender equality training","","EIGE","19 September 2013","","978-92-9128-283-0","10.2839/46079","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/study_on_gender_training_in_the_eu_mapping_research_and_stakeholders_engagement_-_estonia_-_country_profile.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/study-gender-training-eu-mapping-research-and-stakeholders-engagement-estonia-country-profile"
"Study on gender training in the EU mapping, research and stakeholders’ engagement -Slovenia- Country profile","Publications","Gender equality training","","EIGE","19 September 2013","","978-92-9128-300-4","10.2839/9479","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/study_on_gender_training_in_the_eu_mapping_research_and_stakeholders_engagement_-slovenia-_country_profile.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/study-gender-training-eu-mapping-research-and-stakeholders-engagement-slovenia-country-profile"
"Study on gender training in the EU mapping, research and stakeholders’ engagement -Finland - Country profile","Publications","Gender equality training","","EIGE","19 September 2013","","978-92-9218-284-7;","10.2839/46092","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/study_on_gender_training_in_the_eu_mapping_research_and_stakeholders_engagement_-finland_-_country_profile.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/study-gender-training-eu-mapping-research-and-stakeholders-engagement-finland-country-profile"
"Study on gender training in the EU mapping, research and stakeholders’ engagement -Spain- Country profile","Publications","Gender equality training","","EIGE","19 September 2013","","978-92-9128-301-1","10.2839/94981","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/study_on_gender_training_in_the_eu_mapping_research_and_stakeholders_engagement_-spain-_country_profile.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/study-gender-training-eu-mapping-research-and-stakeholders-engagement-spain-country-profile"
"Study on gender training in the EU mapping, research and stakeholders’ engagement -Germany- Country profile","Publications","Gender equality training","","EIGE","19 September 2013","","978-92-9128-286-1","10.2839/5124","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/study_on_gender_training_in_the_eu_mapping_research_and_stakeholders_engagement_-germany-_country_profile.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/study-gender-training-eu-mapping-research-and-stakeholders-engagement-germany-country-profile"
"Study on gender training in the EU mapping, research and stakeholders’ engagement -Sweden- Country profile","Publications","Gender equality training","","EIGE","19 September 2013","","978-92-9128-302-8","10.2839/95106","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/study_on_gender_training_in_the_eu_mapping_research_and_stakeholders_engagement_-sweden-_country_profile.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/study-gender-training-eu-mapping-research-and-stakeholders-engagement-sweden-country-profile"
"Study on gender training in the EU mapping, research and stakeholders’ engagement -Greece- Country profile","Publications","Gender equality training","","EIGE","19 September 2013","","978-92-9128-287-8","10.2839/8783","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/study_on_gender_training_in_the_eu_mapping_research_and_stakeholders_engagement_-greece-_country_profile.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/study-gender-training-eu-mapping-research-and-stakeholders-engagement-greece-country-profile"
"Study on gender training in the EU mapping, research and stakeholders’ engagement -United Kingdom- Country profile","Publications","Gender equality training","","EIGE","19 September 2013","","978-92-9128-303-5","10.2839/95277","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/study_on_gender_training_in_the_eu_mapping_research_and_stakeholders_engagement_-united_kingdom-_country_profile.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/study-gender-training-eu-mapping-research-and-stakeholders-engagement-united-kingdom-country-profile"
"Study on gender training in the EU mapping, research and stakeholders’ engagement -Hungary- Country profile","Publications","Gender equality training","","EIGE","19 September 2013","","978-92-9128-288-5","10.2839/89868","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/study_on_gender_training_in_the_eu_mapping_research_and_stakeholders_engagement_-hungary-_country_profile.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/study-gender-training-eu-mapping-research-and-stakeholders-engagement-hungary-country-profile"
"Study on gender training in the EU mapping, research and stakeholders’ engagement -Ireland- Country profile","Publications","Gender equality training","","EIGE","19 September 2013","","978-92-9128-289-2","10.2839/90031","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/study_on_gender_training_in_the_eu_mapping_research_and_stakeholders_engagement_-ireland-_country_profile.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/study-gender-training-eu-mapping-research-and-stakeholders-engagement-ireland-country-profile"
"Study on gender training in the EU mapping, research and stakeholders’ engagement -Italy- Country profile","Publications","Gender equality training","","EIGE","19 September 2013","","978-92-9128-290-8","10.2839/90431","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/study_on_gender_training_in_the_eu_mapping_research_and_stakeholders_engagement_-italy-_country_profile.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/study-gender-training-eu-mapping-research-and-stakeholders-engagement-italy-country-profile"
"Study on gender training in the EU mapping, research and stakeholders’ engagement -Latvia- Country profile","Publications","Gender equality training","","EIGE","19 September 2013","","978-92-9128-291-5","10.2839/90540","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/study_on_gender_training_in_the_eu_mapping_research_and_stakeholders_engagement_-latvia-_country_profile.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/study-gender-training-eu-mapping-research-and-stakeholders-engagement-latvia-country-profile"
"Study on gender training in the EU mapping, research and stakeholders’ engagement -Lithuania- Country profile","Publications","Gender equality training","","EIGE","19 September 2013","","978-92-9128-292-2","10.2839/91343","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/study_on_gender_training_in_the_eu_mapping_research_and_stakeholders_engagement_-lithuania-_country_profile.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/study-gender-training-eu-mapping-research-and-stakeholders-engagement-lithuania-country-profile"
"Study on gender training in the EU: mapping, research and stakeholders’ engagement - Belgium - Country profile","Publications","Gender equality training","","EIGE","19 September 2013","","978-92-9128-278-6","10.2839/28807","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/study_on_gender_training_in_the_eu_mapping_research_and_stakeholders_engagement_-_belgium_-_country_profile.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/study-gender-training-eu-mapping-research-and-stakeholders-engagement-belgium-country-profile"
"Study on gender training in the EU mapping, research and stakeholders’ engagement -Luxembourg- Country profile","Publications","Gender equality training","","EIGE","19 September 2013","","978-92-9128-293-9","10.2839/91457","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/study_on_gender_training_in_the_eu_mapping_research_and_stakeholders_engagement_-luxembourg-_country_profile.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/study-gender-training-eu-mapping-research-and-stakeholders-engagement-luxembourg-country-profile"
"Study on gender training in the EU mapping, research and stakeholders’ engagement -Austria- Country profile","Publications","Gender equality training","","EIGE","19 September 2013","","978-92-9128-277-9","10.2839/28390","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/study_on_gender_training_in_the_eu_mapping_research_and_stakeholders_engagement_-austria-_country_profile.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/study-gender-training-eu-mapping-research-and-stakeholders-engagement-austria-country-profile"
"Study on gender training in the EU mapping, research and stakeholders’ engagement -Malta- Country profile","Publications","Gender equality training","","EIGE","19 September 2013","","978-92-9128-294-6","10.2839/92424","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/study_on_gender_training_in_the_eu_mapping_research_and_stakeholders_engagement_-malta-_country_profile.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/study-gender-training-eu-mapping-research-and-stakeholders-engagement-malta-country-profile"
"Study on gender training in the EU mapping, research and stakeholders’ engagement -Netherlands- Country profile","Publications","Gender equality training","","EIGE","19 September 2013","","978-92-9128-295-3","10.2839/92871","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/study_on_gender_training_in_the_eu_mapping_research_and_stakeholders_engagement_-netherlands-_country_profile.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/study-gender-training-eu-mapping-research-and-stakeholders-engagement-netherlands-country-profile"
"Study on gender training in the EU mapping, research and stakeholders’ engagement - Bulgaria - Country profile","Publications","Gender equality training","","EIGE","19 September 2013","","978-92-9128-279-3","10.2839/36438","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/study_on_gender_training_in_the_eu_mapping_research_and_stakeholders_engagement_-_bulgaria_-_country_profile.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/study-gender-training-eu-mapping-research-and-stakeholders-engagement-bulgaria-country-profile"
"Study on gender training in the EU mapping, research and stakeholders’ engagement -Poland- Country profile","Publications","Gender equality training","","EIGE","19 September 2013","","978-92-9128-296-0","10.2839/93646","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/study_on_gender_training_in_the_eu_mapping_research_and_stakeholders_engagement_-poland-_country_profile.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/study-gender-training-eu-mapping-research-and-stakeholders-engagement-poland-country-profile"
"Study on gender training in the EU mapping, research and stakeholders’ engagement - Cyprus- Country profile","Publications","Gender equality training","","EIGE","19 September 2013","","978-92-9128-280-9","10.2839/42666","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/study_on_gender_training_in_the_eu_mapping_research_and_stakeholders_engagement_-_cyprus-_country_profile.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/study-gender-training-eu-mapping-research-and-stakeholders-engagement-cyprus-country-profile"
"Study on gender training in the EU mapping, research and stakeholders’ engagement -Portugal- Country profile","Publications","Gender equality training","","EIGE","19 September 2013","","978-92-9128-297-7","10.2839/93972","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/study_on_gender_training_in_the_eu_mapping_research_and_stakeholders_engagement_-portugal-_country_profile.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/study-gender-training-eu-mapping-research-and-stakeholders-engagement-portugal-country-profile"
"Study on gender training in the EU mapping, research and stakeholders’ engagement - Czech Republic - Country profile","Publications","Gender equality training","","EIGE","19 September 2013","","978-92-9218-281-6","10.2839/44492","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/study_on_gender_training_in_the_eu_mapping_research_and_stakeholders_engagement_-_czech_republic_-_country_profile.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/study-gender-training-eu-mapping-research-and-stakeholders-engagement-czech-republic-country-profile"
"Study on gender training in the EU mapping, research and stakeholders’ engagement -Romania- Country profile","Publications","Gender equality training","","EIGE","19 September 2013","","978-92-9128-298-4","10.2839/94038","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/study_on_gender_training_in_the_eu_mapping_research_and_stakeholders_engagement_-romania-_country_profile.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/study-gender-training-eu-mapping-research-and-stakeholders-engagement-romania-country-profile"
"Study on gender training in the EU mapping, research and stakeholders’ engagement - Denmark - Country profile","Publications","Gender equality training","","EIGE","19 September 2013","","978-92-9218-282-3","10.2839/45077","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/study_on_gender_training_in_the_eu_mapping_research_and_stakeholders_engagement_-_denmark_-_country_profile.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/study-gender-training-eu-mapping-research-and-stakeholders-engagement-denmark-country-profile"
"Study on gender training in the EU mapping, research and stakeholders’ engagement -Slovakia- Country profile","Publications","Gender equality training","","EIGE","19 September 2013","","978-92-9128-299-1","10.2839/94097","","","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/study_on_gender_training_in_the_eu_mapping_research_and_stakeholders_engagement_-slovakia-_country_profile.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/study-gender-training-eu-mapping-research-and-stakeholders-engagement-slovakia-country-profile"
"Advancing gender equality in decision-making in media organisations: Report","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","J. Women and the Media","","21 June 2013","","","","","

Review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU Member States: Women and the Media

The current report is the first one to deliver comparable data on the number of women in decision-making positions across major media organisations in the 27 EU Member States and Croatia. Further to this, the report identifies the extent to which these same organisations have developed gender equality policies, monitoring mechanisms and specific initiatives to support women’s career development. The report proposes the first indicators in the area of Women and the Media of the Beijing Platform for Action. We hope that these indicators will be used for regular monitoring of the media sector in the EU to strengthen gender equality.

The findings show that while women have considerably outnumbered men in university-level and practice-based journalism programmes and that the employment of women in media is increasing, the organisational culture of media remains largely masculine and women are still significantly under-represented at the decision-making level.

This report was prepared for theEIGE by ICF GHK as part of the contract ‘Gender Training in the European Union: Mapping, Research and Stakeholders’ Engagement’. It maps the policies and practices of gender training in the European Union. The work on this publication was coordinated by EIGE’s Gender Mainstreaming Team.

The Country Profiles is a complementary publication to the main Gender Equality Index report. It provides the Gender Equality Index scores and gives supplemental comparable information on each Member State and the EU-27 overall. The Country Profiles offers a snapshot of national contexts, enhancing the usefulness of the Index scores and supporting their interpretation, to give policymakers and other users an update on the development of each Member State in the area of gender equality since 2005. It presents relevant variables to measure gender equality that are not included in the Index for methodological reasons.

This report is a result of the Institute’s work of the past three years, which presents a synthetic measure of gender equality – the Gender Equality Index. It is the only index that gives a comprehensive map of gender gaps in the EU and across Member States based on the EU policy framework.

This publication presents good practices on combating female genital mutilation identified during the implementation of the ‘Study to map the current situation and trends of female genital mutilation in 27 EU Member States and Croatia. The consortium composed of the Ghent University — ICRH and E.A.D.C. (Yellow Window Management Consultants) was commissioned to carry out the study in 2012.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/Good%20practices%20in%20combating%20female%20genital%20mutilation.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/good-practices-combating-female-genital-mutilation"
"Female genital mutilation in the European Union - Report","Publications","Gender-based violence","","EIGE","06 March 2013","Publications Office of the European Union","978-92-9218-118-5","10.2839/23199","","

This report aims to support policy makers and all relevant institutions by providing them with reliable and comparable data for evidence-based actions and policy improvement in the area of FGM. It also provides recommendations on how to protect girls, women and the European society from this destructive and devastating expression of power, and on how to give sufficient support to the girls and women who have fallen victim to this crime.

The report presents among its recommendations a suggestion to implement legal provisions to criminalise FGM. It also points out the need for specialised services for victims of gender-based violence, including counseling and shelters. These services are currently insufficient and unequally distributed in and among the EU Member States. The report also calls for more coordination of FGM-related work among stakeholders at regional, national and international levels.

One of the recommendations is to establish a multi-agency cooperation on the protection of girls and women at risk and victims of FGM, and facilitate the exchange of good practices. A network of experts and key actors on gender-based violence – including FGM – should be established.

","https://publications.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/c0f519b6-1aed-4178-9c09-ce6e77caf926/language-en/format-PDF/source-32393388","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/eige-report-fgm-in-the-eu-and-croatia.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/female-genital-mutilation-european-union-report"
"Violence against women - Victim Support: Main findings","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action, Gender-based violence","D. Violence against Women","EIGE","05 March 2013","Publications Office of the European Union","978-92-9218-055-3","10.2839/58103","","

Review of the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU Member States

This publication aims to support policymakers and relevant institutions in their efforts to combat and prevent domestic violence by providing them with reliable and comparable data and information for effective, evidence-based decisions and policy improvement.

Review of the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU Member States

Domestic violence against women remains one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time, and one of the biggest global problems. In the EU, 9 out of 10 victims of intimate partner violence are women. It harms women, families, communities and society.

The EU is committed to combatting violence against women. This commitment is affirmed in the Women’s Charter (2010), the European Commission’s Strategy for Equality between Women and Men 2010−15 and the Stockholm Programme for 2010−14. However, domestic violence against women still remains widespread and under-reported.

The current report aims to support policymakers and all relevant institutions in their efforts to combat and prevent domestic violence, by providing them with reliable and comparable data and information for effective, evidence-based decisions and policy improvement

","https://publications.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/1af32044-ef1b-40e2-97db-32bf44149e6a/language-en/format-PDF/source-32182502","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/Violence-against-Women-Victim-Support-Report.pdfEnglish , https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/mh3112893ene_final.epubEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/violence-against-women-victim-support-report"
"The involvement of men in gender equality initiatives in the European Union","Publications","Gender Mainstreaming","","EIGE","04 December 2012","Publications Office of the European Union","978-92-9218-171-0","10.2839/48546","","

Study report

This report is the final product of the Background study on the involvement of men in gender equality in the European Institute for Gender Equality’s (EIGE) working areas. The study was commissioned by EIGE and implemented by Men for Gender Equality (Sweden).

The general aim was to map relevant stakeholders in all EU Member States whose activity could be considered as contributing to a more effective involvement of men in the promotion of gender equality. Special attention was placed on specific approaches applied and materials produced by such actors.

The study focused on the period between 2007 and 2010 and was carried out between April and July 2011. In addition, the research team analysed and provided commentary on the collected information and reflected on good practice examples.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/Factors%20contributing%20to%20effective%20implementation%20of%20GT.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/gender-training-factors-contributing-its-effective-implementation-and-challenges"
"Gender training in the European Union: Reflections from the online discussion","Publications","Gender equality training","","","13 November 2012","","","","","

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/Reflections%20from%20the%20online%20discussion.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/gender-training-european-union-reflections-online-discussion"
"Mapping of gender training policies and practices in the European Union: Summary of findings","Publications","Gender Mainstreaming, Gender equality training","","EIGE","13 November 2012","","978-92-9218-135-2","10.2839/33222","","

This publication summarises the interim findings of the two-year study on ‘Gender training in the European Union: Mapping, research and stakeholders’ engagement (2012-2013)‘. It maps the policies and practices of gender training in the European Union.

This report is based on a study commissioned by EIGE and carried out by the European Women’s Lobby in 2011. The study focused on the following forms of sexual violence against women – rape, marital rape, sexual abuse/assault, sexual coercion and sexual harassment outside the workplace – and covered resources used by the Member States and Croatia between 2007 and 2010.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/EIGE-Study%20to%20identify%20and%20map%20existing%20data%20and%20resources%20on%20sexual%20violence%20against%20women%20in%20the%20EU-2.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/study-identify-and-map-existing-data-and-resources-sexual-violence-against-women-eu-report"
"Rationale for the Gender Equality Index for Europe","Publications","Gender Equality Index","","","19 September 2012","","","","","

This is a summary of the conceptual and methodological issues of the ‘ Study for the development of the basic structure of a Gender Equality Index for the European Union’ produced by Janneke Plantenga, Colette Fagan, Friederike Maier and Chantal Remery (2010), commissioned by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE).

The theoretical and empirical findings of the study will be used for further work by EIGE in the course of the development of the Gender Equality Index for Europe.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/Rationale-for-the-Gender-Equality-Index-for-Europe.pdfEnglish , https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/Rationale-for-the-Gender-Equality-Index-for-Europe_ES.pdfSpanish , https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/Rationale-for-the-Gender-Equality-Index-for-Europe_DE.pdfGerman , https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/Rationale-for-the-Gender-Equality-Index-for-Europe_FR.pdfFrench , https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/Rationale-for-the-Gender-Equality-Index-for-Europe_IT.pdfItalian","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/rationale-gender-equality-index-europe"
"Gender equality and climate change: the review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","K. Women and the environment","","21 June 2012","","978-92-9218-059-1","10.2839/60121","","

On 21 June 2012 the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council of Ministers of the European Union (EPSCO) adopted conclusions on gender equality and climate change and took note on the first indicators prepared by the Danish Presidency on the basis of EIGE’s report. EPSCO conclusions highlight that more women are needed in climate change decision making to respond to climate change efficiently.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/mh3212425enc_002.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/gender-equality-and-climate-change-review-implementation-beijing-platform-action-eu"
"Gender Equality and Climate Change: Report","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","K. Women and the environment","","05 June 2012","","","","","

Review of the Implementation in the EU of area K of the Beijing Platform for Action: Women and the Environment

Climate change is one of the key challenges of our times. Saving the climate for today and for the future generations belongs to one of the European Union priorities. Research shows that climate change affects women and men differently. Confronted with this challenge, women and men also have different needs, priorities and possibilities, where the voice of women is not sufficiently heard and taken into account. Therefore, to develop and maintain a sustainable and effective response to climate change, a gender approach and gender-sensitive indicators must be an integral part of all policies and actions at all levels.

The report prepared by EIGE reviews the progress made by the European Union Member States in the implementation of one of the twelve areas of concern of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action for Equality, Development and Peace (BPfA), namely of area K: Women and the Environment.

It is the first EU-wide report on gender equality and climate change which provides comparable data at the EU level. Furthermore, it introduces the first indicators to support policy makers in measuring progress in climate

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/Gender-Equality-and-Climate-Change-Report.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/gender-equality-and-climate-change-report"
"Gender equality and climate change: Main findings","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","K. Women and the environment","","03 April 2012","","","","","

Review of the Implementation in the EU of area K of the Beijing Platform for Action: Women and the Environment

Climate change is a multiplier of environmental changes and has major impacts on the lives of women and men. These impacts and consequences are not gender-neutral. Women and men have different needs, priorities and possibilities of mitigating the effect of the impact and adapting to climate change. Therefore policies on climate change and actions taken can be more effective and enhance equality if they take into account gender aspects.

The following publication summarises the main findings of EIGE’s Report on implementation of one of the twelve areas of concern of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action for Equality, Development and Peace (BPfA). The topic of the Report selected by the Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union is gender equality and climate change and it focuses on the participation of women and men in decision making in the public sector, related to climate change and segmentation of education by gender in scientific and technical fields.

Mainstreaming Gender into the Policies and the Programmes of the Institutions of European Union and EU Member States

This publication intends to present the EIGE’s approach to collecting, processing and disseminating good practices in gender mainstreaming.

This publication is the result of contributions made by the EIGE’s Thematic Network on Gender Mainstreaming, Expert’s Forum members, EIGE staff and the findings of the EIGE’s second ex ante evaluation and the ‘Study on the use of “good practice” as a tool for mainstreaming gender into the policies and programmes of the institutions of the European Union and EU Member States’, commissioned to Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini (FGB).

The EIGE’s work on collection and dissemination of good practices aims to strengthen the implementation of gender-mainstreaming strategies that support gender-equality policies and increase awareness about the potential of past experiences at reducing gender inequality.

Neither the EIGE nor any person acting on its behalf may be held responsible for the use of the information contained in this publication.

","","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/Good-Practices-in-Gender-Mainstreaming.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/good-practices-gender-mainstreaming"
"Reconciliation of Work and Family Life as a Condition of Equal Participation in the Labour Market: Report","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","F. Women and the economy","EIGE","20 October 2011","Publications Office of the European Union","978-92-9218-268-7","10.2839/88222","","

Review of the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the area F: Women and the Economy

Despite various policies and measures for the advancement of gender equality promoted and implemented in the European Union Member States, women still remain the main carers of children and the elderly. Today, in Europe, women between the ages of 25 to 44 spend three times longer than men in childcare per day. Likewise, care responsibilities account for the main reason women work far longer hours than men. As a result this limits women’s prospects to a balanced working and family life.

In December 1995, the European Council acknowledged the European Union’s commitment to the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA) which was adopted during the Fourth World Conference on Women. Since 1999, the Presidency of the Council presents a review which reports on the implementation of one of the twelve areas of concern of the BPfA in the Member States. One of the European Institute for Gender Equality’s primary functions is to provide technical support to the Presidencies of the Council in its follow-up of the BPfA.

The following first EIGE Report specifically focuses on the topic of the reconciliation of work and family life as a condition of equal participation in the labour market (one of the objectives expressed in the BPfA, area F: Women and the Economy).

","https://publications.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/13cde0e8-f2b3-45e7-bfe3-78a0784ca939/language-en/format-PDF/source-32181047","https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/mh0213042enc_002.pdfEnglish","https://eige.europa.eu/publications/reconciliation-work-and-family-life-condition-equal-participation-labour-market-report"
"Reconciliation of Work and Family Life as a Condition of Equal Participation in the Labour Market: Main findings","Publications","Beijing Platform for Action","F. Women and the economy","","19 August 2011","","","","","

Review of the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action: Women and the Economy

Women still remain the main carers of children and the elderly today. In Europe, women between the ages of 25 to 44 spend three times longer than men in childcare per day. The main findings of the first EIGE Report specifically focus on the topic of the reconciliation of work and family life as a condition of equal participation in the labour market (one of the objectives expressed in the BPfA, area F: Women and the Economy).

These main findings include the main legislative developments at EU level concerning maternity, paternity and parental leave. They further presents the latest available sex disaggregated data for parental leave, for the time spent in different activities, and for the accessibility and availability of care facilities for elderly persons. Also, the use of available childcare services in the EU Member States is presented and discussed.

The findings demonstrate progress in legislative frameworks given that a number of EU Member States have already made changes to allow for the increased involvement of fathers in childcare. Improvements have also been made in the availability and access of childcare services to parents from across the Member States. Nevertheless, women still remain the main carers for children: they are comparatively more involved in part time work to be able to care for children, and therefore work longer paid and unpaid hours than men.